Werezi Books
Cart 0
In Search of First Contact
Click to zoom

Share this book

In Search of First Contact : The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery

by Annette Kolodny

Book Details

Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0822352869
ISBN-13 9780822352860
Publisher Duke University Press
Imprint Duke University Press
Country of Manufacture US
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date May 29th, 2012
Print length 448 Pages
Weight 658 grams
Dimensions 15.70 x 23.40 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification: United States of America, USAc 1600 to c 1775 (period of European colonization and settlement of North America)Relating to Native American people / First AmericansLiterary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writersLiterary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writersIndigenous peoples / IndigeneityIndigenous peoples
Ksh 5,600.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue 0 in stock

Delivery Location

Delivery fee: Select location

Secure
Quality
Fast
A radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas, considering what the they reveal about native peoples, and how they contribute to the debate about whether Leif Eiriksson or Christopher Columbus should be credited as the first "discoverer" of America.
In Search of First Contact is a monumental achievement by the influential literary critic Annette Kolodny. In this book, she offers a radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas. She contends that they are the first known European narratives about contact with North America. After carefully explaining the evidence for that conclusion, Kolodny examines what happened after 1837, when English translations of the two sagas became widely available and enormously popular in the United States. She assesses their impact on literature, immigration policy, and concepts of masculinity.

Kolodny considers what the sagas reveal about the Native peoples encountered by the Norse in Vinland around the year A.D. 1000, and she recovers Native American stories of first contacts with Europeans, including one that has never before been shared outside of Native communities. These stories contradict the dominant narrative of "first contact" between Europeans and the New World. Kolodny rethinks the lingering power of a mythic American Viking heritage and the long-standing debate over whether Leif Eiriksson or Christopher Columbus should be credited as the first discoverer. With this paradigm-shattering work, Kolodny shows what literary criticism can bring to historical and social scientific endeavors.

Get In Search of First Contact by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Duke University Press and it has pages.

Mind, Body, & Spirit

Mamba Mentality

Mamba Mentality

Shopping Cart

Africa largest book store

Sub Total:
Ebooks

Digital Library
Coming Soon

Our digital collection is currently being curated to ensure the best possible reading experience on Werezi. We'll be launching our Ebooks platform shortly.