Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504) : a discourse of negotiation / / Evelina Gužauskytė

• Autore: Gužauskytė Evelina <1975->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 972.902
• Soggetto topico: Names, Geographical - Caribbean Area; Names, Geographical - South America
• Soggetto geografico: Caribbean Area Discovery and exploration Spanish; South America Discovery and exploration Spanish
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. "Named Incorrectly": The Geographic and Symbolic Functions of Columbian Place Names -- 2. Words and the World: The Known Corpus of Columbian Place Names -- 3. "Y saber dellos los secretos de la tierra": Taino Toponymy and Columbian Naming -- 5. Iguana and Christ -- 6. Infernal Imagery: Spirituality and Cosmology in the Final Two Voyages -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Comprehensive List of Columbian Place Names -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this fascinating book, Evelina Gužauskytė uses the names Columbus gave to places in the Caribbean Basin as a way to examine the complex encounter between Europeans and the native inhabitants.
• Titolo autorizzato: Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504)
• ISBN: 1-4426-6825-3; 1-4426-6824-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819825703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto Iberic ; ; 12.