Temblor de Lima (1609) by Pedro Oña: Poetics of disaster and viceregal praise

Authors

  • Sarissa Carneiro Pontiicia Universidad Católica de Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/ANALESLITCHI.26.10

Keywords:

Viceregal poetry, eulogy, natural disaster, Creole writing

Abstract

Temblor de Lima (1609) is one of the least studied works of Pedro de Oña. Critics have tended to repeat, without further relection, that in this work there is an “anti-poetic” and “contradictory” message, for the purpose of praising the viceroy of Peru, the Marqués de Montesclaros. In this article, I disprove these assertions and argue that Temblor de Lima is a coherent and uniied work, with remarkable articulations of inventio, dispositio and elocutio, which allow the poet to present, under the guise of eulogy, a vindication of Creole elite.

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Carneiro, S. (2016). Temblor de Lima (1609) by Pedro Oña: Poetics of disaster and viceregal praise. Anales De Literatura Chilena, (26), 133–153. https://doi.org/10.7764/ANALESLITCHI.26.10

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Section

PEDRO DE OÑA