CHAPTER 7: Cultural-historical transition in Colón's rhetoric of quest and Utopia: 7.2 Colón's medieval typology of the quest.

Section 2 of chapter 7 of the book "Imperial Histories From Alfonso X to Inca Garcilaso: Revisionist Myths of Reconquest and Conquest" is presented. It focuses on the study of quest in Cristóbal Colón's discourse of discovery. It is said that the study reflects the medieval bases of authority and pe...

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Publicado en:	Imperial Histories from Alfonso X to Inca Garcilaso: Revisionist Myths of Reconquest & Conquest pp. 90 - 96
Autor principal:	González-Casanovas, Roberto J.
Formato:	Capítulo de libro
Publicado:	Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1997
Materias:	History of imperialism Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1539-1616 Reign of Alfonso X, Castile, Spain, 1252-1284 Geographical discoveries Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987 Spain
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Sumario:	Section 2 of chapter 7 of the book "Imperial Histories From Alfonso X to Inca Garcilaso: Revisionist Myths of Reconquest and Conquest" is presented. It focuses on the study of quest in Cristóbal Colón's discourse of discovery. It is said that the study reflects the medieval bases of authority and perception in the "Diario-Sumario" and "cartas de relación." Critical approaches to the study of quest, including those of Joseph Campbell, White and Zumthor, are discussed.