Writing new worlds : the cultural dynamics of curiosity in early modern Europe
Writing New Worlds analyses the different ways in which travel literature constituted a fundamental pillar in the production of knowledge in the modern era. The impressive frequency of publication and the widespread circulation of translations and editions account for the leading and essential contr...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English Portuguese |
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Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2016
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| Ausgabe: | First published |
| Schlagworte: | English literature Travel in literature Travelers' writings, European Reiseliteratur Entdeckungsreise Geschichte 1500-1700 |
| Umfang: | xxxii, 287 Seiten |
| Zusammenfassung: | Writing New Worlds analyses the different ways in which travel literature constituted a fundamental pillar in the production of knowledge in the modern era. The impressive frequency of publication and the widespread circulation of translations and editions account for the leading and essential contribution of travel literature for a better understanding and awareness about the dynamics and practices associated with decoding and making sense of the prose of the world. These texts, in some cases accompanied by illustrations, covered a broad and extensive panoply of languages, grammars and ways of seeing, translating and writing new worlds. In drawing special attention to internationally less-studied sources from Portugal and Germany, the book shows how authors, scholars and artists between the 15th and 17th centuries responded to the challenges of modernity, and explores the cultural dynamics involved in grasping and understanding the New |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 264 - 287 |
| Beschreibung: | xxxii, 287 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781443890304 1443890308 |