{"product_id":"studies-in-romance-literatures-james-nicolopulos-9780271024936","title":"Studies in Romance Literatures: Prophecy and Imitation in \"La Araucana\" and \"Os Lusíadas\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Empire in the Indies\u003c\/i\u003e, James Nicolopulos investigates literary representations of sixteenth-century Iberian colonialism and imperialism by analyzing Alonso de Ercilla's \"La Araucana,\" a narrative poem that recounts the initial phases of the Spanish conquest of Chile in the mid-sixteenth century, and Luis de Camoens's \"Os Lusíadas,\" the epic celebration of early Portuguese maritime expansion in the Indian Ocean and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelving into the epic traditions of the Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance periods, Nicolopulos outlines practices of imitation within the two poems, focusing specifically on the employment of epic models in \"La Araucana.\" Having made powerful connections to Ercilla's literary and critical predecessors, Nicolopulos demonstrates that the contemporaneous publication of \"Os Lusíadas\" further affected the content and presentation of \"La Araucana.\" In so doing, he elucidates the rivalries--poetic, political, commercial--between Spain and Portugal during this age of expansion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn investigation into imitation and representation in colonial texts, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Empire in the Indies\u003c\/i\u003e offers new connections between two early literary representations of Iberian imperialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Nicolopulos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271024933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271024936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"James Nicolopulos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483443310847,"sku":"9780271024936","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_642f0150-d2de-4b07-9cb3-128273c01288.jpg?v=1778038773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/studies-in-romance-literatures-james-nicolopulos-9780271024936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}