Description
Book SynopsisHans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world.
Trade ReviewThis work has a broad appeal and should be of immediate interest to a wide variety of scholars and students. One of its best features is that it is readable while also very scholarly... This enjoyable text could be used very successfully with graduate students or undergraduates in an upper-division class. -- Timothy J. Coates The Americas The Return of Hans Staden is a useful book for students, a good way to acquire a first acquaintance with the worlds of a sixteenth-century Landsknecht and German conquistador on both side of the Atlantic. -- Bernd J.W. Ludke German History Elegant... intriguing. -- Mary Lindemann The Coordinating Council for Women in History Scholars of early images of the Americas and of cultural encounters, captivity, and oceanic expansion will find the material engaging. -- Surekha Davies William and Mary Quarterly
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
A Note on Spelling and Citation
Introduction
1. Staden Goes to Sea
2. The Lying Captive
3. The Traveler Returns
4. Staden's Images
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
