Colonial Writing and the New World, 15831671 Allegories of Desire [Paperback]

Looks at implications of colonialism for both English and Americans.Colonial Writing in the New World 1583 1671 offers an account of the simultaneous emergence of colonialism and nationalism during the early modern period. It looks at the role that English interactions with native populations played in attempts to articulate a coherent English identity. Unlike most other studies of the subject, it suggests that colonialism is best understood as a phenomenon which had profound significance for people on both sides of the Atlantic.Colonial Writing in the New World 1583 1671 offers an account of the simultaneous emergence of colonialism and nationalism during the early modern period. It looks at the role that English interactions with native populations played in attempts to articulate a coherent English identity. Unlike most other studies of the subject, it suggests that colonialism is best understood as a phenomenon which had profound significance for people on both sides of the Atlantic.Colonial Writing in the New World 1583-1671 offers an account of the simultaneous emergence of colonialism and nationalism during the early modern period. It looks at the role that English interactions with native populations played in attempts to articulate a coherent English identity. Unlike most other studies of the subject, it suggests that colonialism is best understood as a phenomenon that had profound significance for people on both sides of the Atlantic.List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The allegorical structure of colonial desire; 2. Fear and love: two versions of Protestant ambivalence; 3. Forging the nation: the Irish problem; 4. Preaching the nation: the sermon as promotion; 5. Love and shame: Roger Williams and A Key into the Language of America; 6. Fear and self-loathing: John Eliot's Indian Dialogues; Coda; Notes; Index. an astute combination of close reading and contextual knowledge. william and Mary Quarterly a valuable book...Scanlan's Colol£R