The Literary Landscape for Twentieth-Century Spanish-Speaking LDS Poets

Authors

Gabriel González Núñez, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2024

Abstract

Spanish is the second-most spoken language among Latter-day Saints, but relatively little is known about Mormon literature in this language, either its current status or its history. This absence is evident in the key surveys on Mormon literature that have been carried out. For example, when Eugene England considered the prospects of Mormon literature in his landmark essay on its history and future, he looked ahead at a mostly US-centric and fully English-language literary horizon.¹ This makes sense in the context in which he was writing. In the English language, and in the United States in particular, Mormon literature had evolved as a relatively small but vibrant tradition that he aptly described in his essay. At the time he could not have foreseen a Mormon literature arising in other languages, or rather, Mormon literatures not in English.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.5406/24736031.50.1.05

Recommended Citation

Núñez, Gabriel González. “The Literary Landscape for Twentieth-Century Spanish-Speaking LDS Poets”. Journal of Mormon History 50(1): 103–124. https://doi.org/10.5406/24736031.50.1.05

Publication Title

Journal of Mormon History

DOI

10.5406/24736031.50.1.05