Spanish-American literature: Late-Twentieth-Century Literature
Late-Twentieth-Century Literature
The state of Spanish-American letters from the middle to the end of the 20th cent. was extremely rich, especially in the novel and poetry. Both genres received great critical acclaim outside the Spanish-speaking world and were widely translated into English and many other languages. Guatemala's Nobel Prize–winning Miguel Angel Asturias combined mythological and social themes in works such as
The Argentine Jorge Luis Borges' philosophical allegories (including
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Late-Twentieth-Century Literature
- Early-Twentieth-Century Trends
- Modernismo
- The Nineteenth Century: Nationalism and Romanticism
- The Colonial Era
- Bibliography
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