The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana by Sir Walter Raleigh
Author:   Sir Walter Raleigh ,  Neil L. Whitehead ,  Ralegh, Sir Walter
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9780719048999


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   04 December 1997
Format:   Hardback
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The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana by Sir Walter Raleigh


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"""The Discoverie"", by Walter Raleigh, narrates his expedition to South America in quest of an indigenous 'empire' in the highlands of Guiana. Military encounters with the Spanish, diplomatic encounters with native kings, and enigmatic encounters with monstrous marvels, are woven into a near-mystic quest for hidden gold. However, because of these apparently fantastical elements, this key text on the European expansion into the Americas remains poorly understood. Newly transcribed and annotated, this edition for the first time provides an anthropological commentary of the original edition of ""The discoverie"" and challenges existing evaluations of both Raleigh and of early travel texts more generally."

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Author:   Sir Walter Raleigh ,  Neil L. Whitehead ,  Ralegh, Sir Walter
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9780719048999


ISBN 10:   0719048990
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   04 December 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Part 1 Introduction: the Discoverie as enchanted text - the Discoverie as geography and history, thr Discoverie as literary text and epic fiction, anthropology and colonial text, text and testament - the Discoverie in context; the Discoverie in ethnological text - capitaynes, cassiques and Incan imperialists, golden metals - colonial desire, native practice, signs and symbols, amazons, acephali and cannibals, the colonial mirror - images from the Discoverie . Part 2 The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana : the epistle dedicatorie; to the reader; the discoverie of Guiana; an advertisement to the reader; letters taken at sea by Captaine Popham.

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