An edition of Mimesis and Empire (2001)
Mimesis and Empire
The New World, Islam, and European Identities (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture)
By Barbara Fuchs
Publish Date
September 3, 2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
228
Description:
"In Mimesis and Empire Barbara Fuchs explores the intricate dynamics of imitation and contradistinction among early modern European powers in literary and historiographical texts from sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Spain, Italy, England, and the New World. The book considers a broad sweep of material, including European representations of New World subjects and of Islam, both portrayed as 'other' in contemporary texts. It supplements the transatlantic perspective on early modern imperialism with an awareness of the situation in the Mediterranean and considers problems of reading and literary transmission; imperial ideology and colonial identities; counterfeits and forgery; and piracy."--Jacket.
subjects: Spanish literature, Mimesis in literature, Difference (Psychology) in literature, Spanish American literature, History and criticism, In literature, Spanish literature, history and criticism, Spanish american literature, history and criticism, Psychology in literature, Littérature hispano-américaine, Histoire et critique, Mimêsis dans la littérature, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, Spanish & Portuguese, Classical period, Bellettrie, Representatie (algemeen), Moslims, Amerikanen