Writing about discovery in the early modern east indies
Auteur :
Ng, Su Fang
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009045865
Date de publication :
15 déc. 2022
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 0,5 cm
Poids :
140 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This Element examines the impact of the 1511 Portuguese conquest of the port-kingdom of Melaka on early travel literature. Putting into dialogue accounts from Portuguese, mestiço, and Malay perspectives, this study re-examines early modern 'discovery' as a cross-cultural trope.