Esta obra, una colección de los mejores escritores de Guatemala a principios del siglo XIX, incluye un discurso preliminar de Antonio Batres Jáuregui sobre la historia de las ciencias y las letras en Guatemala. Los trabajos de Antonio José de Irisarri, autor de la primera novela guatemalteca, y Rafael Landívar, conocido por su poesía barroca, son especialmente destacables. Un libro importante para aquellos interesados en la literatura hispanoamericana.

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