RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 The sense of place in Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá's "Historia de la Nueva México"
A1 Lomelí, Francisco A.
K1 Gaspar de Villagrá
K1 Space
K1 Geographical references
K1 Myth
K1 Military chronicle
K1 Morality play
K1 Espacio
K1 Referencias geográficas
K1 Mito
K1 Crónica militar
AB In this essay I propose to explore when, how and where allusions are made to space in Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá's Historia de la Nueva México. In order to appropriately discuss such a concept, I first contextualize the text in critical and literary historical terms. Next, I examine the various references to physical landmarks along the route fromcentral Mexico toward New Mexico, paying close attention to how and why such references are made. Then I discover that there is a pendulum effect between geographical space and mythic allusion. The end of the poem concentrates on action that takes place within the walls of the Acoma Indians and the events — including thought processes — involving the Spaniards. The oscillatory structure helps describehow the text struggles with conflicting interests between a military chronicle and a morality play.
PB Universidad de Alcalá, Servicio de Publicaciones
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/11064
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/11064
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 23-abr-2024