History of a Voyage to the Land of BrazilUniversity of California Press, 1990 - 276 páginas "Jean de Léry (1536–1613) was an explorer, writer and Reformed Pastor born in Lamargelle, Côte-d'Or, France. Little is known of his early life; and he might have remained unknown had he not accompanied a group of Protestants to their new colony on an island in the Bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The colony, France Antarctique was founded by the Chevalier de Villegaignon, with promises of religious freedom, but on arrival, the Chevalier contested the Protestants' beliefs and persecuted them. After eight months the Protestants left their colony and settled on the mainland, near the Tupinamba Indians. These events were the basis of de Lery's book, History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil, Also Called America (1578). Throughout this book, Léry describes his voyage across the Atlantic to Brazil. On the way he encounters never before seen ocean wildlife that foreshadows many more discoveries to follow. While on the ship he and his men develop new skills of judging and navigating the winds, stars, currents, and tides. Upon arrival, Léry and his men are exposed to what seems to be an entirely new world. Throughout the body, the crew encounters a wide variety of people in an area not yet affected by European colonization. With the main goals set at Protestant Reformation, these men face many more challenges than expected, however make discoveries and encounter new things beyond their wildest dreams."--from Wikiped, April, 2014. |
Conteúdo
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | xiii |
TRANSLATORS INTRODUCTION | xli |
Of the Motive and the Occasion That Made Us Undertake | 3 |
CHAPTER III | 15 |
CHAPTER V | 25 |
CHAPTER VI | 33 |
vii | 51 |
CHAPTER IX | 69 |
CHAPTER XVI | 134 |
viii | 156 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 158 |
CHAPTER XIX | 172 |
Colloquy upon Entry or Arrival in the Land of Brazil among | 178 |
Of Our Departure from the Land of Brazil Called America | 196 |
CHAPTER XXII | 208 |
EDITIONS AND RECEPTION OF LÉRY | 220 |
Of the Variety of Birds of America All Different from Ours | 86 |
CHAPTER XIII | 100 |
How the Americans Treat Their Prisoners of War and | 122 |
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