Evelina Guzauskyte

Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'Diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504)

A Discourse of Negotiation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this fascinating book, Evelina Guauskyt¿ uses the names Columbus gave to places in the Caribbean Basin as a way to examine the complex encounter between Europeans and the native inhabitants.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9781442647466
• ISBN-10: 1442647469
• Artikelnr.: 40111885

Autorenporträt

Evelina Gužauskytė is an associate professor in the Spanish Department at Wellesley College.

Inhaltsangabe

Editions
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter One: “Named Incorrectly”
Chapter Two: Words and the World
Chapter Three: “Y saber dellos los secretos de la tierra”
Chapter Four: Heavenly Bodies and Metallurgy in Columbian Toponymy
Chapter Five: Iguana and Christ
Chapter Six: Infernal Imagery
Conclusion
Appendix. Listing of Toponyms
Bibliography