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"More than five hundred years after the fact, present-day writers still use hyperbolic adjectives to describe the "discovery" of the Americas. Columbus's crossing of the Atlantic--and the age of exploration that ensued--dramatically and forever changed the early modern world. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Test, Edward McLean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Colección:Early modern cultural studies (Lincoln, Neb.)
Temas:
1500-1700
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Gardens in literature.
Plants in literature.
Indigenous peoples > America > Influence.
Nature > Religious aspects.
Jardins dans la littérature.
Plantes dans la littérature.
Nature > Aspect religieux.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Renaissance.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Civilization > American influences
English literature > Early modern
Gardens in literature
Nature > Religious aspects
Plants in literature
America in literature.
Europe > Civilization > American influences.
Europe > Civilisation > Influence américaine.
America
Europe
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. New Seeds, Strange Countries; 2. People of the Figs; 3. King Tobacco; 4. The Holy Wood of America; 5. Love Lies Bleeding; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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