Winner of the Modern Language Association's Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize. The Darker Side of the Renaissance weaves together literature, semiotics, history, hi

An exploration of the role of the book, the map, and the European concept of literacy in the conquest of the New World

The role of the book, the map, and other European notions of literacy in the conquest of the New World

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