Moorings : Portuguese Expansion and the Writing of Africa /

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In this first book to study Portuguese texts about Africa, Moorings brings an important but little-known body of European writings to bear on contemporary colonial thought. Images of Africa as monstrous, dangerous, and lush were created in early Portuguese imperial writings and dominated its represe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Blackmore, Josiah, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Travel.
Public opinion, Portuguese.
Portuguese literature.
Portuguese colonies.
Muslims in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Historiography.
Africans in literature.
Saracens in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
HISTORY > General.
Litterature portugaise > Histoire et critique.
Imperialisme dans la litterature.
Musulmans dans la litterature.
Africains dans la litterature.
Portuguese literature > History and criticism.
Historiography > Portugal > History > 16th century.
Historiography > Portugal > History > To 1500.
Portugal.
Africa.
Afrique > Descriptions et voyages.
Afrique > Historiographie.
Portugal > Colonies.
Africa > Foreign public opinion, Portuguese.
Africa > Description and travel.
Africa > Historiography.
Portugal > Colonies > Africa.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this first book to study Portuguese texts about Africa, Moorings brings an important but little-known body of European writings to bear on contemporary colonial thought. Images of Africa as monstrous, dangerous, and lush were created in early Portuguese imperial writings and dominated its representation in European literature. Moorings establishes these key works in their proper place: foundational to Western imperial discourse. Attentive to history as well as the nuances of language, Josiah Blackmore leads readers from the formation of the "Moor" in medieval Iberia to the construction of a
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816666300

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