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An account of the literature of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this book examines the origins of colonial Latin American literature in Spanish, the writings and relationships among major literary and intellectual figures of the colonial period, and much more.

Spanish American literature --- Imperialism in literature. --- Indians --- Spanish language --- History and criticism. --- First contact with Europeans. --- History. --- Latin America --- In literature. --- Discovery and exploration --- Spanish. --- Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio countries --- Neotropical region --- Neotropics --- New World tropics --- Spanish America --- First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners --- Littérature hispano-américaine --- Impérialisme dans la littérature --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Espagnol (Langue) --- Histoire et critique --- Premiers contacts avec les Européens --- Histoire --- Amérique latine dans la littérature --- Amérique latine --- Découverte et exploration espagnoles --- History and criticism --- History --- In literature --- First contact (Anthropology) --- First contact with Europeans --- First contact with other peoples. --- Spanish American literature - To 1800 - History and criticism --- Spanish language - Latin America - History --- Latin America - In literature --- Imperialism in literature --- First contact with other peoples

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This study analyzes the impact of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman on José Martí and his search for a political and cultural design for postcolonial Latin America. Martí integrated Emerson's call for individual self-reliance and for cultural independence from Europe, as well as Whitman's embrace of liberty and democracy and his poetry and prose reveal the formal and conceptual influence of the two North American writers.

Colonies in literature. --- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Influence. --- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Political and social views. --- Latin America -- In literature. --- Marti ́, Jose ́, 1853-1895 -- Criticism and interpretation. --- Marti ́, Jose ́, 1853-1895 -- Political and social views. --- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Influence. --- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Political and social views. --- Colonies in literature --- Romance Literatures --- Languages & Literatures --- Spanish Literature --- Martí, José, --- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, --- Whitman, Walt, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Political and social views. --- Influence. --- Latin America --- In literature. --- Ouïtman, Ouōlt, --- Uitman, Uolʹt, --- Uitmen, Uot, --- Uitmen, Uolt, --- Viṭman̲, Vālṭ, --- Vālṭ Viṭman̲, --- Witʻŭmŏn, --- Ṿiṭman, Ṿolṭ, --- Vālṭviṭman̲, --- Waltvitmen, --- Whitman, Walter, --- Huiteman, --- Veeitman, --- Уитмен, Уолт, --- ויטמן, וולט, --- װיטמאן, װאלט, --- ويتمن، والت، --- Vitmen, Volt, --- Uitman, Uollt, --- Huiteman, Huate, --- 華特·惠特曼, --- Imarsana, Rāfa Vālḍō, --- Emerson, R. W. --- Emerson, Waldo, --- Emerson, R. Waldo --- Ėmerson, Ralʹf Uoldo, --- Ai-mo-sheng, --- Emarsan̲, --- אמרסון, רלף ולדו, --- עמערסון, ראלף וואלדא, --- Martí, José --- Martí, José Julián --- Marti, Khose --- Martí, Pepe --- Martí Pérez, José --- Martí y Pérez, José Julián --- Pérez, José Julián Martí y --- מארטי, כאסע