Representing the New World - The English and French Uses of the Example of Spain

Representing the New World argues for the importance of Spain in the New World as an example of France and England in their efforts to establish colonies and suggests that this example was ambivalent and contradictory as well as surprisingly persistent in the representations of Spain in French and English texts concerning the Americas.

List of contents

* Establishing and Questioning Empire, 1492-1547 * Uncertainty and Strife, 1548-1566 * Facing the Greatness of Spain , 1567-1588 * The Making of Permanent Colonies, 1589-1642 * Rivaling and Succeeding Spain, 1643-1713

About the author

Jonathan Hart is a poet, critic, historian, and author of Theater and World, Breath and Dust, Representing the New World, Empires and Colonies, Musing, Dreamwork, From Shakespeare to Obama. He has held appointments and visiting appointments at Toronto, Cambridge, Alberta, the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III), Princeton, Harvard and elsewhere. His work has been translated into many languages.

Summary

Representing the New World argues for the importance of Spain in the New World as an example of France and England in their efforts to establish colonies and suggests that this example was ambivalent and contradictory as well as surprisingly persistent in the representations of Spain in French and English texts concerning the Americas.

Additional text

Although a study of rhetoric and literary texts, Hart's unique study will interest all students of the early modern age of exploration. Choice

Report

Although a study of rhetoric and literary texts, Hart's unique study will interest all students of the early modern age of exploration. Choice

Product details

• Authors: J Hart, J. Hart
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2001
• EAN: 9781349386017
• ISBN: 978-1-349-38601-7
• No. of pages: 362
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, Literature, Historiography, Literature: history & criticism, Historiography and Method, European Literature, Literature—History and criticism, Literary History, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, America;argue;empire;England;English;France;French;Spain