Introduction. Dwelling in Transitions

• Quispe-Agnoli, Rocío ^[1] ; Brian, Amber ^[2]
  1. [1] Michigan State University

     Michigan State University

     City of East Lansing, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] University of Iowa

     University of Iowa

     City of Iowa City, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Latin american literature in transition, Pre-1492-1800 / coord. por Rocío Quispe Agnoli, Amber Brian, 2023, ISBN 978-1-108-83883-2, págs. 1-13
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This chapter introduces the volume by offering a reflection on the notion of transition within and across Latin American literary production from 1492 to 1800. This period is defined by a series of transitions as, motivated by personal ambitions or brought by force, Europeans and later Africans and Asians crossed oceans to inhabit the already inhabited lands of the Indies. Native societies and the emergent European colonial societies were transformed by these interactions and the processes that underlay them. This introductory essay explores the broad historical context for this period of transition as it was registered on local and global scales. The book is organized around six thematic areas, which in turn are introduced.