Infelicities : representations of the exotic
Peter Mason (Author)
When Europeans first travelled in the 16th century, they encountered many unfamiliar people and sights. This work examines how in re-presenting these encounters, they created the "exotic" which had not existed prior to its "discovery".
Print Book, English, 1998
The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (Md.), 1998
XII-243 p. -pl. : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780801858802, 0801858801
468407092
Bibliogr. p. 197-244. Index