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T1 Bartolomé de las Casas and the dissemination of the black legend in England
A1 Rivera Gonzalo, Sandra
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Bartolomé de las Casas
K1 Black legend
K1 Dissemination
K1 Translations
K1 England
K1 Spain
K1 Leyenda negra
K1 Divulgación
K1 Traducciones
K1 Inglaterra
K1 España
AB The Black Legend has been essential in the history of Spain, specially in the relations between Spaniards and England. One of the figures that contributed to the creation of thisBlack Legend was Bartolomé de las Casas and his work in the defense of the Native Indiansof America, Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias. The following dissertationshows how the translations of Las Casas’ work have a great importance in the disseminationof the Black Legen in England. For this, four English translation of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are analyzed, paying special attention to the prefatory and paratextualmaterial, from the prefaces to the images added to the original material. This analysis provesa thematic pattern describing negatively both Spaniards and their actions, which significantlymarked the perception of Spain in England.
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/25577
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/25577
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 17-jul-2024