Colonial writing and the New World, 1583-1671 : allegories of desire /

Colonial Writing and the New World, 1583-1671 offers an account of the simultaneous emergence of colonialism and nationalism during the early modern period. It suggests that colonialism is best understood as a phenomenon which had profound significance for people on both sides of the Atlantic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scanlan, Thomas
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=55153
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • The allegorical structure of colonial desire
  • Fear and love: two versions of Protestant ambivalence
  • Forging the nation: the Irish problem
  • Preaching the nation
  • Love and shame: Roger Williams and A Key into the Language of America
  • Fear and self-loathing: John Eliot's Indian Dialogues
  • Coda
  • Index.