Word: hispanicism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Are we to believe that the development of a multi-viewpoint Center along these lines has been blocked only by communist intransigence? Who are they trying to kid? Is the Defense Department or the Department of State likely to continue to pay for this kind of Center? The Ford Foundation...
Perhaps the biggest break with political tradition came in turbulent Puerto Rico, where the ironhanded 28-year reign of Luis Muñoz Marín's Popular Democratic Party was rudely shattered by millionaire Luis A. Ferré, 64, a "statehood" Republican whose New Progressive Party was formed only last year. Slight...
> King George III, in all his majestic wisdom, had a sympathetic ear for the complaints of Colonists in benighted America. After a few piddling misunderstandings, he benevolently suggested in 1776 that they draw up a declaration of independence and make a go of it without the Mother Country, thus anticipating...
Lida is internationally known for his studies of Spanish and Hispanic American Literary figures.
To speak of Borges as the greatest Argentine writer, or as one of the greatest Hispanic writers, is inadequate. While criticized for neglecting the national characteristics of Argentina, Borges addresses himself to universal concerns and achieves universal appeal. His South American background contributes to the amalgam of literatures and cultures...