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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.
Print Book, English, 1992
Routledge, London, 1992