The Americas in Italian literature and culture, 1700-1825
The curiosity with which Europeans approached the New World was reflected in the writings of Italian historians, missionaries, travelers, and explorers, who described with fascination the customs of the peoples they encountered in their travels. In this study Stefania Buccini examines the representation of the Americas in Italian literature during the Age of the Enlightenment
Print Book, English, ©1997
Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Pa., ©1997
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780271014180, 9780271015132, 0271014180, 0271015136
32396566
Translation of: Dilemma della Grande Atlantide