Sacred seeds: new world plants in early modern English literature
"More than five hundred years after the fact, present-day writers still use hyperbolic adjectives to describe the "discovery" of the Americas. Columbus's crossing of the Atlantic--and the age of exploration that ensued--dramatically and forever changed the early modern world. The...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Lincoln London
University of Nebraska Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Early modern cultural studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
English language
/ Literature
/ Plants (Motif)
/ The Americas (Motif)
/ History 1500-1700
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
Plants in literature
B Indigenous Peoples (America) Influence B America in literature B Gardens in literature B Europe Civilization American influences B English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism B Nature Religious aspects |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic Electronic |
| Summary: | "More than five hundred years after the fact, present-day writers still use hyperbolic adjectives to describe the "discovery" of the Americas. Columbus's crossing of the Atlantic--and the age of exploration that ensued--dramatically and forever changed the early modern world. The societies, economies, cultures, arts, and burgeoning sciences of Europe were quickly transformed by the ongoing encounter with the New World. The meeting of the New and the Old Worlds, however, was more than a meeting of disparate civilizations. It was also a confluence of exciting and often surprising associations that continually created new interfaces between materials and knowledge. The Western and Eastern Hemispheres, brought together by sailing ships for the first time on a large scale, helped create the global landscape we take for granted today. Central to this formative moment in global history were New World plants. The agriculture of indigenous peoples mythically and materially shaped English society and, subsequently, its literature in new and startling ways. Sacred Seeds examines New World plants--tobacco, amaranth, guaiacum, and the prickly pear cactus--and their associated Native myths as they moved across the Atlantic and into English literature. Edward McLean Test reinstates the contributions of indigenous peoples to European society, charting an alternative cultural history that explores the associations and assemblages of transatlantic multiplicity rather than Eurocentric homogeny"-- "Sacred Seeds examines New World plants and their associated Native myths as they moved across the Atlantic and into English literature"-- Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations / Acknowledgments / Introduction -- 1. New Seeds, Strange Countries: Herbals -- 2. People of the Figs: Travel Writing -- 3. King Tobacco: A Study in Genre -- 4. The Holy Wood of America: Guaiac and The Faerie Queene -- 5. Love Lies Bleeding: Amaranth and The Faerie Queene -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 205 - 218 |
| Physical Description: | xii, 231Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4962-0788-3 |
