Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World
Author | : Carrie L. Ruiz |
Publisher | : Campos Ibéricos: Bucknell Stud |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2022-01-14 |
ISBN-13 | : 1684483719 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781684483716 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World written by Carrie L. Ruiz and published by Campos Ibéricos: Bucknell Stud. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World examines portrayals of nautical disasters in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish literature and culture. The essays collected here showcase shipwreck's symbolic deployment to question colonial expansion and transoceanic trade; to critique the Christian enterprise overseas; to signal the collapse of dominant social order; and to relay moral messages and represent socio-political debates.