Marvelous possessions
Entdeckung
First contact with other peoples
Travel in literature
Merveilleux
America
First contact with Europeans
Découverte et exploration
America, discovery and exploration
Indians
Discoveries in geography
Curiosities and wonders
Descriptions et voyages
Public opinion
Discovery and exploration
Literatur
Aspect social
Antiquities
Sources
Travel
Description and travel
Social aspects
History
This study examines the ways in which Europeans of the late Middle Ages and the early modern period represented non-European peoples and took possession of their lands, in particular the New World. In a series of readings of travel narratives, judicial documents and official documents, Greenblatt sh…
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