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Allegories of encounter : colonial literacy and Indian captivities /
"Presenting an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to colonial America's best-known literary genre, Andrew Newman analyzes depictions of reading, writing, and recollecting texts in Indian captivity narratives. While histories of literacy and colonialism have emphasized the experiences o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, and the University of North Carolina Press,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Captivity as Literacy Event; Chapter One: Rowlandson's Captivity, Interpreted by God; Chapter Two: Psalm 137 as a Site of Encounter; Chapter Three: Captive Literacies in the Eastern Woodlands; Chapter Four: Fulfilling the Name; Chapter Five: Silent Books, Talking Leaves; Chapter Six: "A Singular Gift from a Savage"; Conclusion; Note on the Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.