Early Visions and Representations of America: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's Naufragios and William Bradford's of Plymouth Plantation

by M. Carmen Gómez-Galisteo

Book Overview

When the Europeans first arrived in America, they had a number of preconceptions, prejudices, expectations and hopes about what life in the New World would be like. This book examines the different visions and representations of America conveyed in the writings of Spanish conquistador lvar N ez Cabeza de Vaca and the Pilgrim leader William Bradford, taking both writers within their respective literary and historical contexts.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628921943
• ISBN13: 9781628921946
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"