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Fray Angelico Chavez: Poet, Priest, and Artist

Fray Angelico Chavez: Poet, Priest, and Artist

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Series: Pasó Por Aquí the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage

Literary Criticism

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ISBN10: 0826320074
ISBN13: 9780826320070
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: Jun 15 2000
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.23 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

New Mexico's first Franciscan priest, Fray Angélico Chávez (1910-1996) is known as a prolific historian, a literary and artistic figure, and an intellectual who played a vital role in Santa Fe's community of writers. The original essays collected here explore his wide-ranging cultural production: fiction, poetry, architectural restoration, journalism, genealogy, translation, and painting and drawing. Several essays discuss his approach to history, his archival research, and the way in which he re-centers ethnic identity in the prevalent Anglo-American master historical narrative. Others examine how he used fiction to bring history alive and combined visual and verbal elements to enhance his narratives. Two essays explore Chávez's profession as a friar. The collection ends with recollections by Thomas E. Chávez, historian and Fray Angélico's nephew.

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