Format:
V, 308 S.
ISBN:
0773426418
,
9780773426412
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Biography of Juan Cristobal Calvete de Estrella -- Purpose of book -- Importance of De rebus indicis -- Content of chapters -- Sources of content: State of the question -- Brief mentions of Calvete -- Short biographical sketches -- Scholarly introductions and articles -- Plagiarism and De rebus indicis -- Francisco Lopez de Gomara and Augustin de Zarate: Calvete's reasons for writing this history -- Sources of the first four books -- Francisco Lopez de Gomara -- The unknown pilot -- New lands or India? -- Mutiny and malice -- Methods -- Augustin de Zarate -- Pedro de Cieza de Leon and Pedro de la Gasca: Pedro Cieza de Leon -- Perspicuitas -- Pedro de la Gasca -- Geographical excursus -- Place names -- Narrator and exornator -- Sources of books five through seven: Cristobal Vaca de Castro -- Private and public letters (located sources) -- Private and public letters (unlocated sources) -- Memoirs -- Legal documents -- Defense of Vaca de Castro -- "Causa contra Barragan" -- Personal accounts -- Unlocated sources -- Sources of form: Classical influences -- Specific influences -- General influences -- Character sketches -- Other general influences -- Formal influences -- Speeches: Epideictic -- Forensic -- Deliberative -- Speeches given by Vaca de Castro -- Exploits: Battle of Chupas -- Death of Pizarro -- Methods and purposes: The prefaces -- Defense of Vaca de Castro -- The divine in De rebus indicis -- The great man -- Morality (fides) -- War -- Worthy of memory.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Calvete de Estrella, Juan Cristóbal 1510-1593 De rebus Indicis
;
Peru
;
Eroberung Lateinamerikas
;
Geschichte
