Literature in Colonial America

📚 Literature colonial is the written cultural manifestation in America during the time it was under European control, mainly Spanish.

🌍 It was influenced by European tradition while adapting to the American context.

⚔️ It was in the midst of conflicts generated by colonization, including power struggles and dreams of independence.

📚 There are four significant movements in colonial Hispanic-American literature: the Chronicles of the Indies, Baroque, Humanism, and Neoclassicism.

📝 The Chronicles of the Indies were the first writings produced in the Americas, describing the discovered lands and the activities of the conquerors and colonizers.

🖊️ Notable chroniclers include Hernán Cortés, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Francisco Pizarro, Pedro Cieza de León, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Fernando de Alvarado Tezozómoc, and Juan Rodríguez Freyle.

💃 The beauty of women in colonial society during the Viceroyalties left a real testimony.

🎨 Baroque art and literature arrived in the American continent in the 18th century, emphasizing form over content.

📜 Baroque literature in Hispanic America was characterized by the use of classical poetic forms, religious themes, semantic freedom, and mythological references.

📚 Juan de Castellanos and Fernando Domínguez Camargo were notable authors in colonial literature.

💫 Sor Francisca Josefa del Castillo y Llevará expressed a spontaneous and delicate tone in her work.

🌟 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a prominent writer in the Hispanic American Baroque period, defying societal conventions.

📚 Colonial literature in America emphasized human nature and rights, influencing authors like Bartolomé de las Casas, Leopoldo Zea, and Francisco Javier Clavijero.

🗽 Neoclassicism in Hispanic America during the 18th to 19th centuries sparked a passion for freedom and independence, as seen in revolutionary poetry.

🌎 These literary movements showcased the importance of indigenous cultures and their values, promoting awareness and appreciation.

📚 The literature during the colonial period in America consisted of revolutionary writings, biographies, letters, and political, social, and economic journalism.

🖋️ This movement also marked the birth of the true Hispanic-American realistic novel, with authors like Andrés Bello, José Joaquín Olmedo, and José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi.

📜 Important works include 'Silvas Americanas', 'Filosofía del Entendimiento', 'Gramática de la Lengua Castellana', 'La Victoria de Junín', 'El Canto a Bolívar', and 'El Periquillo Sarniento'.

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