Colonial encounters : Europe and the native Caribbean, 1492-1797
In 1492, Europe encountered American culture. This study focuses on the obsessive colonial retelling of a primal encounter between Europe and native cultures. Among the stories discussed are those of Columbus and the cannibal, Prospero and Caliban, and Robinson Crusoe and Friday.
xv, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
9780415011464, 0415011469
25628521
Columbus and the cannibals
Caribs and Arawaks
Prospero and Caliban
John Smith and Pocahontas
Robinson Crusoe and Friday
Inkle and Yarico
"First published in 1986 by Methuen & Co. Ltd"--Title page verso