Companion to empire : : a genealogy of the written word in Spain and New Spain, c.550-1550 /

Companion to empire : : a genealogy of the written word in Spain and New Spain, c.550-1550 / / David Rojinsky.

This volume traces a genealogy of the varied conceptions and functions of alphabetic writing in Hispanic cultures of the pre-modern and early colonial periods. The historical junctures selected are those at which the written word (in grammatical, historical and legal discourse) assumed increased ide...

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Superior document:Foro hispánico, 37
:
Rojinsky, David.
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam ;, New York : : Rodopi,, 2010.
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Foro Hispánico 37.
Physical Description:1 online resource (300 pages).
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Generating the Origins of Letters and Kingdoms
  • The Vernacular Letter of the Law in the Siete Partidas
  • The Renaissance(s) of the “Companion to Empire”
  • Age of Iron, Age of Writing
  • The Task of Translators Past and Present
  • The Violence of the letrados
  • Postscript
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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