New world, known world : shaping knowledge in early Anglo-American writing / / David Read
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| Autore: |
Read David <1956->
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| Titolo: |
New world, known world : shaping knowledge in early Anglo-American writing / / David Read
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2005 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | American literature - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - History and criticism |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Colonies America Historiography |
| Great Britain Colonies America History Sources | |
| United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Sources | |
| United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Historiography | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Incoherent Colonist -- 2. Silent Partners -- 3. Importing the Metropolis -- 4. American Consciences -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Examines the works of four writers from the early period of English colonization: John Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia, William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, Thomas Morton's New English Canaan, and Roger Williams's A Key into the Language of America (in conjunction with The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution)"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | New world, known world |
| ISBN: | 0-8262-6502-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815948803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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