Epic, Empire, and Community in the Atlantic World
Marrero-Fente, Raul Studies the epic poem Espejo de paciencia by Silvestre de Balboa, written in 1608. Epic, Empire, and Community in the Atlantic World offers a comparison between Balboa's poem and the works of other contemporary authors from the Canary Islands, Spain, Spanish America, emphasizing the relevance of transatlantic relations in the poetic production of the period.