CHAPTER 7: Cultural-historical transition in Colón's rhetoric of quest and Utopia: 7.3 Colón's Renaissance myth of Utopia.

Section 3 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 utopia in Cristóbal Colón's discourse of discovery. It is said that the study, which involves narrative and interpretative p...

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Publicado en:Imperial Histories from Alfonso X to Inca Garcilaso: Revisionist Myths of Reconquest & Conquest pp. 95 - 101
Autor principal: González-Casanovas, Roberto J.
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Publicado: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1997
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Sumario:Section 3 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 utopia in Cristóbal Colón's discourse of discovery. It is said that the study, which involves narrative and interpretative processes, affects the rhetoric and reception of the "Diario-Sumario" and "cartas de relación." Critical studies of utopia, including those of Manuel and Maravall, are discussed.