La Cuarterona/The Quadroon: A dual language edition, Spanish/English (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Tapia Y Rivera, Alejandro; Delgado-Figueroa, J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1532962649 ISBN 13: 9781532962646

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

A dual language edition of Alejandro Tapia y Rivera's masterpiece: set in Havana in the mid-19th century, the drama presents the obstacles to a mixed-race relationship between a son of the nobility and a woman of African ancestry. This unique version was edited and annotated by Dr. J. Delgado-Figueroa, author of "Our Father Takes and Bride" and "Lamentos Boricanos," former professor of Spanish literature and linguistics at the universities of Minnesota, Puerto Rico and South Carolina, as well as a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute. This edition includes Spanish-language biographical notes, a select bibliography and an essay by Dr. Delgado-Figueroa on racism in literature, popular culture and communication media in Cuba and Puerto Rico from the sixteenth century to the present.

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About the Author:

Alejandro Tapia y Rivera is considered by many to be the father of Puerto Rican literature. He was a poet, a dramaturg, an essayist, a biographer, and a writer. He is the author of Biblioteca histórica de Puerto Rico, La leyenda de los veinte años, Mis memorias, La palma del cacique, and La Sataniada, among other works.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1532962649
• ISBN 13: 9781532962646
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254