Hispanic American Narrative and Panamanian Literature

Posted on Feb 2, 2025 in English Studies

Hispanic American Narrative

The Hispanic American narrative is one of the genres most widely known to readers of the continent and abroad. We find a variety of styles, themes, and currents, and a variety of writers.

The Rise of the Novel

In the early 1960s, a good number of writers published and translated books of great stylistic content.

This can be attributed to:

  • The publication of an unexpected volume of writings.
  • The welcome given to works by readers worldwide.
  • The numerous translations and thousands of copies scattered.

Relevance

  • It released more writers.
  • A wider and more mature readership appeared.
  • It gave rise to new publishing houses.
  • It led to translations of works into English.

Features of Prose

  • A break with the traditional.
  • A change in the role of the reader.
  • A desire to experiment with language skills and seek new resources.
  • There is originality and new styles.

Writers

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Juan Carlos Onetti, Jose Donoso.

Origin of the Literature of Panama

Periods of the Spanish conquest.

Contributions

  1. Victor de la Guardia is the author of a play in verse: World Politics. Napoleon is a criticism against the invasion of Spain. The author condemns tyranny and politics. The book is a document of interest because, on one hand, there is talk of a possible theater of Panama and, on the other, it offers a testament to the literary culture of the time.
  2. The introduction of printing brought Goytia and Jose put at the service of independence.

First Paper

Miscellaneous Isthmus of Panama, which disseminated ideas of freedom.

Others

Panama Gazette, Free Trade, Friends of the Country.

Literary Point of View

The Panamanian, desirous of instruction:

  1. Poetry published the first section called The Panamanian Forest.
  2. The other is a student newspaper that publishes literary articles.

Newspapers of 1850

  1. La Estrella de Panama: Dean of the Panamanian press and one of the oldest in America.
  2. The Sentry.
  3. The Zephyr: The first newspaper entirely literary and means of disclosure of the Romantic poets.
  4. Twilight: It replaces the previous one, once it disappears.

Mariano Arosemena

1794-1868, won general knowledge to the extent allowed by books at your fingertips. As a historian, he was the one who wrote the first formal articles of national history. He begins his studies in a written history of the country called: Apuntamientos history. Figure before the first newspaper editors: The Miscellany of the Isthmus.

Justo Arosemena

1817-1896, son of Mariano Arosemena, a leading intellectual, a statesman of great moral and ethical principles. He promoted the creation of the Federal State of Panama when we were part of Colombia. He was the first governor of this state.

Literary Point of View

The most prolific Panamanian of the nineteenth century. Of great importance as an essayist: The Federal Government of Panama, which justifies the need to create a political system for the isthmus, to ensure your development opportunities and progress. So it was called ‘the greatest interpreter of nationality’; he boosted the founding of the first public library in Panama.

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