The return of Hans Staden : a go-between in the Atlantic world /

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Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinambá Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account known as the True History shows both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an impor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Duffy, Eve M.
Other Authors: Metcalf, Alida C., 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Staden, Hans, > approximately 1525-approximately 1576. > Warhaftige Historia und Beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der wilden, nacketen, grimmigen Menschfresser Leuthen in der Newenwelt America gelegen.
Staden, Hans, > approximately 1525-approximately 1576 > Travel > Brazil.
Staden, Hans, > approximately 1525-approximately 1576
Warhaftige Historia und Beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der wilden, nacketen, grimmigen Menschfresser Leuthen in der Newenwelt America gelegen (Staden, Hans)
Tupinamba Indians > Social life and customs.
Indians of South America > Brazil.
Peuples autochtones > Brésil.
Tupinamba > Mœurs et coutumes.
Indians of South America
Travel
Tupinamba Indians > Social life and customs
America > Early accounts to 1600.
Brazil > Early works to 1800.
Brazil > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
America > Early works to 1800.
Brésil > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Amérique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Amérique > Récits avant 1600.
America
Brazil
Early works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Staden goes to sea
  • The lying captive
  • The traveler returns
  • Staden's images
  • Epilogue.

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