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The material presented by Ihrie (Spanish, Elon Univ.; Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula) and Oropesa (Spanish, American ethnic studies, Kansas State Univ.; The Contemporáneos Group: Rewriting Mexico in the Thirties and Forties) is mostly by U.S. academics and covers Spanish-language literature of all genres and periods, emphasizing the 20th and 21st centuries. Biographical (the vast majority), national, cultural, and thematic entries typically address the literary qualities of works or contributions of writers; thus, although most pieces are short, there is a lengthy discussion on the influence of Don Quijote de la Mancha in Spanish American literature and culture. Thematic entries ran...Log In or Sign Up to Read More