Shipwreck in the early modern Hispanic world / edited by Carrie L. Ruiz, Elena Rodríguez-Guridi ; foreword by Josiah Blackmore.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruiz, Carrie L., editor.

Rodríguez-Guridi, Elena, editor.

Blackmore, Josiah, 1959- writer of foreword.

Series:

Campos Ib̌ricos.

Campos Ibéricos : Bucknell studies in Iberian literatures and cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipwrecks in literature.

Spanish literature--Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Spanish literature.

Spanish literature--Social aspects--16th century.

Spanish literature--Social aspects--17th century.

Spanish literature--Classical period.

Spanish literature--Social aspects.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Essays.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

viii, 164 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : Bucknell University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Seafaring activity for trade and travel was dominant throughout the Spanish Empire, and in the worldview and imagination of its inhabitants, the specter of shipwreck loomed large. Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World probes this preoccupation by examining 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. The contributors find examples in poetry, theater, narrative fiction, and other print artifacts, and approach the topic variously through the lens of historical, literary, and cultural studies. Ultimately demonstrating how shipwrecks both shaped and destabilized perceptions of the Spanish Empire worldwide, this analytically rich volume is the first in Hispanic studies to investigate the darker side of mercantile and imperial expansion"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Turbulent Waters: Shipwreck in Maria de Zayas's "Tarde llega el desengano" / Carrie L. Ruiz

2. Two Small and Two Large Imperial Shipwrecks by Miguel de Cervantes and Luis de Gongora / Julio Baena

3. The Reader as Castaway: Problematics of Reading Soledades by Luis de Gongora / Elena Rodriguez-Guridi

4. On Moral Truth and the Controversy over the Amerindians: The Relacion (1542) by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca / Natalio Ohanna

5. The Discourse of Poverty in Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's Naufragios / Fernando Rodriguez Mansilla

6. Shipwreck, Exile, and Political Critique in Ferndn Mendez Pinto (1631) by Antonio Enriquez Gomez / Carmen Hsu

7. The Manila Galleon Shipwrecks: Writing Crisis and Decline in the Spanish Global Empire / Ana M. Rodriguez-Rodriguez

8. The Shipwreck of the Manila Galleon San Felipe in Seventeenth-Century Histories and Accounts on Japan / Noemi Martin Santo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781684483709

1684483700

9781684483716

1684483719

OCLC:

1245472256

Publisher Number:

99989114460