Columbus, Shakespeare, and the Interpretation of the New World by J Hart

Columbus, Shakespeare, and the Interpretation of the New World by J Hart

Columbus, Shakespeare, and the Interpretation of the New World explores a range of images and texts that shed light on the complexity of the European reception and interpretation of the New World.

'Hart breaks new ground in exploring the ways in which the initial success of the Spanish in the new World set the agenda for the successive French and British attempts to create empires for themselves in the AtlanticThis is the largely untold story of the intellectual and ideological 'Scramble for America'. It is told with elegance, subtlety, and remarkable erudition by an author who brings to his readings of a complex body of texts the techniques of both the literary critic and the cultural historian. It will change the way we think about the first European overseas empires.' - Anthony Pagden, Harry C. Black, The Johns Hopkins University

JONATHAN HART is the Director of the Institute for Renaissance Studies at the University of Edmonton, where he holds appointments in both English and History. Last year he was visiting professor at Princeton University. He holds a joint Ph.D in Literature and History, and has published widely on Shakespeare, Renaissance Literature, and the development if European empires.

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ISBN 13	9781349388271
ISBN 10	1349388270
Title	Columbus, Shakespeare, and the Interpretation of the New World
Author	J Hart
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	2015-11-27
Number of pages	231
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