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La Araucana. Alonso de Ercilla. Barcelona 1827.
£270.00
Alonso de Ercilla y Zuñiga (1533-1594)
La Araucana dirigida al Rey Don Felipe nuestro Señor.
Barcelona: Por Juan Francisco Pifirrer. Impresor de S.M. 1827
2 Vols, 8vo (15cmX10cm), pp xxii+384 ,-ii+463. Engraved frontispiece + 3 Plates by A. Carnicero.
La Araucana, Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga’s masterpiece, is undoubtedly one of the pillars of Hispanic American literature and a key text in the construction of Chilean national identity. Published in three parts between 1569 and 1589, this epic poem narrates the struggle between the Spanish and the Mapuche during the period of the conquest.
Ercilla participated in the Arauco War, was a direct witness to the clashes between the colonizers and the indigenous Mapuche people.
La Araucana remains a fundamental work in the literature of Spain Golden Age.
Good condition: Period quarter calf, a little rubbed and worn, occasional light toning and offsetting, contemporary signature to title. Please see photographs. Scarce 1827 ed. by Pifirrer.
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