| Description |
1 online resource (xxxviii, 186 pages) |
| Series |
Library of Latin America |
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Library of Latin America.
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| Contents |
Series Editors' General Introduction; Chronology of José Joaquín Vallejo; Introduction: Jotabeche and His World; Note on the Text and Translation; I: COPIAPÓ AND THE MINING ZONE; II: PICTURES OF SOCIETY; III: JOURNEYS AND EPISODES; Editor's Notes; Glossary; Bibliography |
| Summary |
Writing under the pseudonym ""Jotabeche, "" Jose Joaquin Vallejo wrote forty-one short articles on Chilean life and society in the early republic. Known for their caustic wit, his writings were an instant success when they were first published in Chilean magazines and newspapers. This volume presents these vivid essays for the first time in English. Vallejo made famous the style of writing termed ""costumbrista""--Sketches and vignettes of society and local customs. He focused on the Norte Chico, or the mining zone of Copiapo where he was born and where he lived most of his later life. His essa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Vallejo, José Joaquín, 1811-1858.
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| SUBJECT |
Vallejo, José Joaquín, 1811-1858 fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
Chile -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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| Subject |
Chile
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fornoff, Frederick H
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Collier, Simon
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| LC no. |
2002025118 |
| ISBN |
9780195128673 |
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0195128672 |
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9780195128666 |
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0195128664 |
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1423736745 |
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9781423736745 |
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1280472154 |
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9781280472152 |
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0198029535 |
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9780198029533 |
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1602563551 |
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9781602563551 |
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0199938946 |
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9780199938940 |
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