" . . . very well translated . . . Cardenal merits praise for presenting, on such an ambitious scale, a passionate alternative history of the Spanish encounter with Central America." —Booklist "Combining hsitory with poetry, Cardenal exposes the violence, treachery, injustice, and exploitation that are so much a part of [Central America and Mexico's] past and present." —World Literature Today "Explore this dense, beautiful poem and you will be rewarded with riches that 'delight and hurt not'." —Nicaragua Update ". . . a remarkable text. . . . El estrecho dudoso is a masterful and compelling poetic account of early colonial Central America, and the translation is likewise masterful." —Colonial Latin American Historical Review In this book-length poem, Nicaraguan priest and revolutionary Ernesto Cardenal tells the story of the Spanish conquest of Central America from the "discovery" of the American continent to recent historical events. A remarkable achievement and an engrossing narrative, the poem is published here in both Spanish and English.
| ISBN: | 9780253209030 |
| Publication date: | 22nd February 1995 |
| Author: | Ernesto Cardenal |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry Literature: history and criticism |