The English re-discovery: Central America according to privateer travel logs

Authors

  • J. Manuel Gómez Iona College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/cadletrasuff.2012n45a462

Keywords:

travel, knowledge, privateers.

Abstract

This paper examines the epistemological shift that took place in England during the 17th Century and how it was reflected in piratical and buccaneer travel logs. It explores the practices of visualization and space in quest of knowledge, in the narrative of three privateers who crisscrossed the Central American isthmus: William Dampier, Lionel Wafer, and John Cockburn.

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Original in Spanish.

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Author Biography

J. Manuel Gómez, Iona College

Professor assistente do Iona College (New Rochelle, Nova Iorque). Doutor pela Universidade do Estado de Ohio. Atuou como docente e pesquisador na Universidade da Pennsylvania, na Catholic University e no Bard College. Suas principais linhas de pesquisa são os Estudos Culturais, os textos do período inicial de colonização nas Américas e as viagens de explora­ção. Atualmente, desenvolve pesquisa sobre as representações e repercussões do discurso inglês na América Central e no Caribe, em textos de piratas e corsários.

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Published

2012-12-30

How to Cite

GÓMEZ, J. M. The English re-discovery: Central America according to privateer travel logs. Caderno de Letras da UFF, v. 22, n. 45, 30 Dec. 2012.

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 45 (2012): Central America and the Caribean: multiple viewpoints

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