ENG 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Picaresque Novel

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 208
• Professor: Dale Smith

Document Summary

(cid:449)e"(cid:448)e moved our way through these reality orientations; cabeza would have used a more religious view. Published 2 texts: first in the 1542 zamora edition and is addressed primarily to emperor. Charles v, holy roman emperor (charles i, king of spain) 1555 valladolid edition is aimed at a larger popular readership + designed into chapters for spread out readings. 1542 edition provides detailed information; rhetorically aimed to spur action (create further exploration) 1555 edition aimed at popular readership, similar to picaresque romances. Oral testimony was taken from other 4 survivors and compiled in court records by. Oviedo y valdes + others text can be seen through: geographic, ethnographic, religious, nationalistic lens. Do(cid:272)u(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude the (cid:862)joi(cid:374)t report,(cid:863) a testa(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)(cid:455) sur(cid:448)i(cid:448)ors a(cid:271)out 8-year experience. All the people he mentions in the book were dead and gone by 1800. Gives crucial ethnographic information + descriptions of regional wealth. Encounter narratives describe reactions between colonist/indigenous encounters.