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Autore |
Chordas Nina |
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Titolo |
Forms in early modern utopia [[electronic resource] ] : the ethnography of perfection / / Nina Chordas |
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Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2010 |
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1-003-06338-1 |
1-351-15806-6 |
1-282-54527-2 |
9786612545276 |
1-4094-0218-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (147 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism |
Utopias in literature |
Literary form - History - 16th century |
Literary form - History - 17th century |
Travel writing - History - 16th century |
Travel writing - History - 17th century |
Ethnology - History - 16th century |
Ethnology - History - 17th century |
Pastoral literature - History and criticism |
Imperialism in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Introduction; 1 Dialogue, Utopia, and the Agencies of Fiction; 2 Ethnography, Travel Writing, Pastoral,and Their Utopian Manifestations; 3 Utopia and Ethnography in theExtrafictional World; 4 Homiletic Discourse in theService of Utopia:John Cotton Preaches"God's Promise to His Plantations"; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Though much has been written about early modern imperialism in America, Nina Chordas brings a fresh perspective to the topic by exploring it through the genres of utopia. Her analysis shows early |
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modern utopia to be not a single genre, but rather a conglomeration of many sub-genres, including travel writing, ethnography, dialogue, pastoral, and the sermon, each with its own formal and historical relationship to nascent imperialism. |
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