Spenser, The Faerie Queene

Spenser, The Faerie Queene

England Published: 1590; 1596   Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene   Spenser’s The Faerie Queene can be studied, in its local Elizabethan context, as an exemplar of Philip Sidney’s claim that the purpose of poesy is to “teach and delight” and, in its more global...
Oña, Arauco domado

Oña, Arauco domado

Peru 1596 Pedro de Oña,  Arauco domado (Tamed Arauco) Arauco domado (or Tamed Arauco, published in Lima in 1596) is a long epic poem by Pedro de Oña and his first publication at age 26. It includes 19 chants. Oña also wrote two other major poems: Ignacio de Cantabria...
Cervantes, Don Quixote

Cervantes, Don Quixote

Spain Part one published in 1605; part two published in 1615.   Miguel de Cervantes Don Quijote de la Mancha     Introduction commissioned. ​ Author Name Works Cited If applicable.   Resources BibliographyImagesWebsitesPerformancesOnline courses Editions:...
Balboa, Espejo de paciencia

Balboa, Espejo de paciencia

Cuba 1608 Silvestre de Balboa, Espejo de paciencia (Mirror of Patience) ​ Espejo de paciencia [Mirror of Patience] is an epic poem written by Silvestre de Balboa (Gran Canaria, 1563–Puerto Príncipe, Cuba, c. 1649) in 1608 to commemorate an historical event of four...
Villagrá, Historia de la Nueva México

Villagrá, Historia de la Nueva México

New Spain (New Mexico) First published: 1610 Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá Historia de la Nueva México Introduction commissioned.         Name of ContributorUniversity Affiliation Works Cited   Resources...