Columbus, Shakespeare, and the Interpretation of the New World

by Jonathan Hart

Columbus, Shakespeare, and the Interpretation of the New World explores a range of images and texts that shed light on the complexity of the European reception and interpretation of the New World. Jonathan Hart examines Columbus's first representation of the natives and the New World, the representation of him in subsequent ages, the portrayal of America in sexual terms, the cultural intricacies brought into play by a variety of translators and mediators,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349388270
• ISBN13: 9781349388271
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"