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Tradiciones peruanas

1872 · 19th century

Tradiciones peruanas is a collection of several hundred short prose pieces by Ricardo Palma, published in series from 1872, mixing history, legend, anecdote and humour and mostly set in colonial Lima. Written in a lively, ironic style, they created a popular literary genre, the tradición, and shaped Peruvians' image of their viceregal past.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tradiciones peruanas. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tradiciones-peruanas
MLA: “Tradiciones peruanas.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tradiciones-peruanas. Accessed .
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