The Image of Black Women in Twentieth Century South American Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology
edited and translated by Ann Venture Young| | | ISBN: 978-0-89410-276-9 $16.00 |
| 1987/250 pages |
DESCRIPTION
Exploring the negra archetype in literature, this anthology presents the work—both the original Spanish version and the English-language translation—of 15 poets from Colombia, Equador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Young’s extensive introduction traces the black woman’s image from Hispano-Arabic poetry to the 20th century poetry of South America.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ann Venture Young is associate professor of Spanish at Morgan State University.
