National Elements in the Poetry of Guatemala

Author

Grace Nichols

Publication Date

5-21-1951

Abstract

Throughout the history of Guatemala, poetry has been a constant outlet for the spirit of the land. Guatemalan writers share the Latin Americans' inclination toward expression in verse which has been called the "enfermedad latinoamericana." Rare is the educated Guatemalan who at least in his youth has not contributed his quota of verse. Guatemalan poetic proclivity is the more apparent when one considers that the poetry of that land has been produced by only a small part of the population since the non-contributing indigenous peoples form the majority of the three million inhabitants.

Degree Name

Spanish & Portuguese (PhD)

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Spanish and Portuguese

First Committee Member (Chair)

Albert Richard Lopes

Second Committee Member

Robert Manly Duncan

Third Committee Member

Dorothy Woodward

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Recommended Citation

Nichols, Grace. "National Elements in the Poetry of Guatemala." (1951). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/span_etds/116