Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World
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| Title: | Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World |
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| Description: | 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 through maritime disaster. |
| Authors: | Carrie L. Ruiz, Elena Rodríguez-Guridi |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Spanish literature--Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism, Shipwrecks in literature, Spanish literature--Social aspects--17th century, Spanish literature--Social aspects--16th century |
| Categories: | LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 17th Century |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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 through maritime disaster. |
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| ISBN: | 9781684483709 9781684483716 9781684483747 9781684483723 |
