Andrés Bello ; translated from the Spanish by Frances M. López-Morillas ; edited, with an introduction and notes by Iván Jaksić
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New York :
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Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1997
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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lvi, 295 pages ;
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22 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Library of Latin America
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references
CONTENTS NOTE
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Series editors' introduction -- Note on the author and the editor -- Chronology of Andrés Bello -- Preface -- Note on the sources and translation -- Introduction -- I. Language and literature. El Repertorio Americano : prospectus ; Allocution to poetry ; Ode to tropical agriculture ; La Araucana, Don Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga ; A short essay on the origin and progress of the art of writing ; Notes on the advisability of simplifying and standardizing orthography in America ; Orthography ; Prologue: Ideological analysis of the tenses of the Spanish conjugation ; Spanish grammar ; Prologue: Grammar of the Spanish language ; Notes to Part I -- II. Education and history. On the aims of education and the means of promoting it ; The study of jurisprudence ; Latin and Roman law ; Address delivered at the inauguration of the University of Chile ; Address delivered at the opening of the Colegio Santo Tomás ; Report on the progress of public instruction for the five-year period, 1844-1848 ; Commentary on "Investigations on the social influence of the Spanish conquest and colonial regime in Chile" / Jose Victorino Lastarria ; Commentary on "Historical sketch of the Constitution of the government of Chile during the First Period of the Revolution, 1810 to 1814" / Jose Victorino Lastarria ; The craft of history -- III. Government, law, and international relations. Letter to Servando Teresa de Mier ; American politics ; Monarchies in America ; On relations with Spain ; American Congress ; Letter to Antonio Leocadio Guzmán ; Principles of international law ; Reforms to the Constitution ; Observance of the laws ; Civil Code : presentation of the bill to the Congress ; Government and society ; Letter to Manuel Ancízar ; Notes to Part II
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Contains translations of a broad selection of poetry, essays, and speeches illustrating richness and complexity of Bello's thought as a key intellectual figure in the construction of a new political order in postindependence Latin America. Extracted from Obras completas (see HLAS 48:5125), most selections are unabridged. Eloquent yet accessible translations. Jaksić's essay analyzes Bello's blueprint for nation-building, language, education, history, and law, and includes notes and chronology. Highly recommended for the classroom and the general reader"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bello, Andrés,1781-1865
Bello, Andrés,1781-1865-- Translations into English