Juan Latino, “On the Birth of Untroubled Times” (De natali serenissimi)

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dc.contributor.authorWright, Elizabeth R.
dc.contributor.editorWacks, David A.
dc.contributor.editorMiguel-Prendes, Sol
dc.contributor.editorBeattie, Pamela
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T21:16:35Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T21:16:35Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description8 pages, English and Spanish translation availableen_US
dc.description.abstractThis unit draws attention to the remarkable publication debut of Juan Latino, Europe’s first known Black poet. In 1572 he published an epic poem in Latin hexameters to commemorate Spain’s victory in the Battle of Lepanto (1571). While this poem celebrates the naval victory and praises the Spanish king, Philip II, its presents Juan Latino’s own claim to lasting fame as a poet. Here too, Latino asserts that his unique stature as a Black poet makes him the ideal poet to celebrate an internationally important naval victory. He also denounces color prejudice directed at Blacks in the Spanish court as counterproductive to the king’s goals of extending his rule to overseas territories. The bilingual unit offered here includes the original Latin verse, accompanied by an English translation, with an English introduction, explanatory notes, and short bibliography by Elizabeth Wright. It will be useful for classes on Spanish literature, early modern Spanish history, literature of the African diaspora, and courses that examine the contributions of Blacks in Renaissance literature.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/29389
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17613/k2e9-bx77
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17613/er2t-9h66
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.language.isoSpanish
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon Librariesen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-SAen_US
dc.subjectNeo-Latin literatureen_US
dc.subjectspanish renissanceen_US
dc.subject16th-century Spanish literatureen_US
dc.subjectGreek and Latin poetryen_US
dc.subjectEarly modern Latinen_US
dc.subjectEarly modern Spanish literatureen_US
dc.titleJuan Latino, “On the Birth of Untroubled Times” (De natali serenissimi)en_US
dc.title.alternativeJuan Latino. “Del advenimiento de una era de paz” (De natali serenissimi)en_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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