Landscape and Identity in North America's Southern Colonies from 1660 to 1745

Through an analysis of textual representations of the American landscape, this book looks at how North America appeared in books printed on both sides of the Atlantic between the years 1660 and 1745. A variety of literary genres are examined to discover how authors described the landscape, climate, flora and fauna of America, particularly of the ne

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Cataloguing and Communicating; Chapter 2 Belief and Identity; Chapter 3 Trade and Authority; Chapter 4 Borderlands and Others; Chapter 5 Place and Potential; Chapter 6 Surveying and Possessing; Chapter 101 Conclusion;

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Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Summary

Through an analysis of textual representations of the American landscape, this book looks at how North America appeared in books printed on both sides of the Atlantic between the years 1660 and 1745. A variety of literary genres are examined to discover how authors described the landscape, climate, flora and fauna of America, particularly of the ne

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Armstrong, Armstrong Catherine
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032926629
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92662-9
• No. of pages: 228
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), LITERARY CRITICISM / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, maritime history, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Literature: history & criticism, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: general, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Literature: history and criticism, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards