e) Before the arrival of European colonists, literary activity among Latin America’s indigenous populations consisted mostly of oral storytelling traditions.
a) Later, the European arrivals began to produce texts describing their experiences in the region and the process of colonization.
d) By the start of the 19th century, writers were beginning to generate works that are now considered the foundational literary texts of Latin America.
b) Towards the end of the 19th century, Latin American poetry began to gain popularity.
c) By the start of the 20th century, several important writers that would set the stage for the Latin American Boom had begun publishing work.
