Andres Bello was a towering figure in 19th-century Latin America, as influential and famous there as Thomas Jefferson in the United States. Poet, politician, educator, essayist, philosopher, he wielded astonishing influence and played a major role in shaping the national identities of newly independent Lain American countries. This book gives us a generous sampling of a gifted thinker.
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Andres Bello was a towering figure in 19th-century Latin America, as influential and famous there as Thomas Jefferson in the United States. Poet, politician, educator, essayist, philosopher, he wielded astonishing influence and played a major role in shaping the national identities of newly independent Lain American countries. This book gives us a generous sampling of a gifted thinker.
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