by Leopoldo Lugones · FisicalBook · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788485471508
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«El imperio jesuítico» is the historical essay by Leopoldo Lugones, published by FisicalBook in paperback (252 pages, in Spanish).
Lugones analyses the Society of Jesus in South America in the 17th and 18th centuries: the organisation of the missions, their economy, the relationship with indigenous peoples and the clashes with colonial power. The opening pages trace the history from the conquest to Charles III; then it focuses on the Guaraní territory and the Jesuit theocratic communism.
Edition from the Biblioteca Personal de Jorge Luis Borges collection, with a prologue by Borges. The work was commissioned from Lugones by the Argentine government in 1903.
Aimed at readers of South American colonial history and those wishing to discover the essayistic work of Leopoldo Lugones.
Leopoldo Antonio Lugones Argüello was an Argentine poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, historian, professor, translator, biographer, philologist, theologian, diplomat, politician and journalist. His poetic writings are often considered to be the founding works of Spanish-language modern poetry. His short stories made him a crucial precursor and also a pioneer of both the fantastic and science fiction literature in Argentina.
