Vol. 45 No. 1 (2020): LA ARAUCANA (1569 – 2019)
La Araucana (1569 – 2019), a special issue of Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos
Published in three separate installments in 1569, 1578, and 1589, Alonso de Ercilla’s La Araucana, ranks as the most influential epic poem produced in Spain in the sixteenth century. The poem deals with Spanish endeavors in Chile but also addresses momentous European events such as the Battle of Saint Quentin (1557) and the Battle of Lepanto (1571). It also engages in current debates around the justification of war alongside technological and military transformations brought about by the increasing reliance on gunpowder. The thirty-year time span over which the complete poem was published coincided with the development of crucial innovations in theater, prose fiction, and poetry as well as shifts in political theory and actual government practices in the global Hispanic monarchy.
Year of book publication: 2023Publisher website
Author: Co-edited by Emiro Martínez-Osorio