Colonial American Literature: An Anthology
Edited
by Susan Castillo and Ivy Schweitzer
This comprehensive and imaginative anthology brings together a rich variety
of works of colonial American literature covering the period from first contact,
through to settlement and the emergence of national identity.
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Description
This comprehensive and imaginative anthology brings together a rich variety
of works of colonial American literature covering the period from first contact,
through to settlement and the emergence of national identity. The editors weave
together a diverse collection of poetry, prose, songs, ballads, journal entries,
oral narratives, letters, federal papers, cartoons, emblems and prints to illustrate
the depth and breadth of American colonial culture.
Many of the texts are offered in their entirety, including Rowlandson's "Narrative"
and Williams' "Bloody Tenet". Alongside the standard English canonical
texts, works from American, Spanish, French and Portuguese sources are also
represented, many translated into English for the first time, including excerpts
from El Inca Garcilaso's "La Florida del Inca" and Bartolme de las
Casas' "History of the Indies". The volume also provides a large number
of previously un-anthologized texts by Native Americans such as Samuel Occom
and African-americans, such as Lucy Terry and Oludah Equiano. Special emphasis
is also given to writing by women. These selections offer a unique comparative
perspective, and are extensively annotated.
This innovative collection enables students and general readers to comprehend
the phenomenon of colonialism, both in general terms and in its concrete consequences
for Native American culture, and for European explorers and settlers.
Table
of Contents Part I: Exploration and Contact to 1600: Introduction. Before Columbus:
Native American Cultures: The Pre-Columbian World. The Origin Myth of Acoma.
From The Winnebago Trickster Cycle. The Origin of Stories (Seneca). Pre-Columbian
Literatures of the Quiche. Anonymous Quiche Author (Sixteenth Century): Popol
Vuh. Excerpts from the Mayan Chilam Balam. New World Encounters: Christopher
Columbus (1451 - 1506): From The Letter of Columbus on the Discovery of America
Bartolome De Las Casas (1474 - 1566): From The History on the Indies: Book I,
Chapter XXXVII: On the Natural Law on God in His World Book I, Chapter XL: Of
the Island which Lay Before Them, and its People. Book III, Chapter LXXVIII:
Of the Labours of the Indians in Cuba. Pero Vaz de Caminha (1467? - 1520? ):
From The Letter of Pero Vaz de Caminha to King Manuel I, May 1, 1500. Giovanni
da Verrazzano (1485 - 1528): The Voyage of Verrazzano, Florentine Noble in the
Service on Francois I, King of France, 1524. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (1490?
- 1556?): From Chapter 12: The Indians Bring us Food. From Chapter 15: What
Befell us Among the People on Malado. From Chapter 22: The Coming of Other Sick
to us the Next Day. Bernal Diaz del Castillo (1492 - 1584): From Chapter 37:
Of How Dona Marina Was a Great Lady and Daughter of Great Lords, and Mistress
over Towns and Vassals, and How She Was Brought to Tabasco. From Chapter 88:
Of the Great and Solemn Montezuma's Great and Solemn Reception of Cortes and
of All of us on Our Entrance into Mexico. From Chapter 89: Of How Montezuma
Came to Our Quarters with Many Chieftains, and the Conversation He Had with
Our Captain. From Chapter 90: Of How Soon Thereafter Our Captain Went to See
The Great Montezuma, and of Certain Conversations They Had. From Chapter 91:
Of the Manner and Appearance on Montezuma. From Chapter 93: Of How We Made Our
Church and Altar in Our Quarters, and a Cross Outside Our Quarters, and Other
Events, and of How We Found the Antechamber and Chamber where Montezuma's Father's
Treasure is Kept, and How it was Agreed that Montezuma Should be Detained. From
Chapter 95: Montezuma's Arrest. From Chapter 97: Of How When Montezuma Was Held
Prisoner, Cortes and All Our Soldiers Treated Him with Affection, and Even Allowed
Him to Go to His Temples. From Chapter 107: Of Cortes and Montezuma. From Chapter
150: The Siege of Mexico. From Chapter 152: Of How the Indians Took Seventy-Two
Live Prisoners to be Sacrificed. From Chapter 156: Guatemoc's Arrest. Native
Views on the Conquest on Mexico: The Omens Described By Munoz Camargo (1520):
From the Story on the Conquest as Told by the Anonymous Authors on Tlatelolco:
The Arrival on Cortes (1519 - 21). The Massacre in the Main Temple. The Night
of Sorrows. The Spaniards Return. The Tlateleolcas are Invited to Make a Treaty.
The Fighting is Renewed. Epic Description of the Besieged City. The Message
from Cortes. The City Falls. (Part contents).
Categories
* Literary Criticism/American
* Literary Criticism/American/Native American
* History/United States/Colonial Period
ISBN 063121125X
Library Congress PS531.L58
DEWEY 810.800
Format Paperback
Pages 624
Volumes 1
Published In Oxford
Paperback
$49.95
ISBN 063121125X
Publisher Blackwell Publishers
Imprint Blackwell Publishers
Format Paperback
Publication Date 8 Jan 2001
June 11, 2003