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Hy Brasil: The Metamorphosis of an Island: From Cartographic Error to Celtic Elysium: Textxet: Studies in Comparative Literature, cartea 69

Autor Barbara Freitag
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2012
Brasil Island, better known as Hy Brasil, is a phantom island. In the fourteenth century Mediterranean mapmakers marked it on nautical charts to the west of Ireland, and its continued presence on maps over the next six hundred years inspired enterprising seafarers to sail across the Atlantic in search of it. Writers, too, fell for its lure. While English writers envisioned the island as a place of commercial and colonial interest, artists and poets in Ireland fashioned it into a fairyland of Celtic lore.This pioneering study first traces the cartographic history of Brasil Island and examines its impact on English maritime exploration and literature. It investigates the Gaelicization process that the island underwent in nineteenth century and how it became associated with St Brendan. Finally, it pursues the Brasil Island trope in modern literature, the arts and popular culture.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789042036413
ISBN-10: 9042036419
Pagini: 343
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Textxet: Studies in Comparative Literature


Cuprins

Acknowledgements
List of Images
Preface
The Cartographic History of Brasil Island
Mediterranean Mapping and Naming
Anglicization
The Bristol Voyages and King Arthur on Brasil Island
Brasil Island in Irish Folklore
Oral Lore
Brasil Island in Literature and Legend: The Older Tradition
Gaelic Otherworlds
Clerical Sea Voyages and St Brendan’s Visit to Brasil Island
Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century English Travellers’ Tales
An Aborted Irish Attempt to Write about the Island
The Vision of Ulster: Brasil Island and National Identity
Gaelicization
“Hy Brasil: Paradise of the Pagan Irish” in Modern Literature and the Arts
From High Art to Popular Culture: Hy Brasil’s Broad Appeal
Conclusion
Appendix: Cartographic Appearances of Brasil Island
Bibliography
Index

Recenzii

"This work provides a very good, well-rounded documentation on Hy-Brasil [Hy-Brasil is an island, reputed to lie off the Irish Coast, or maybe off the American coast, or somewhere in between] that is enjoyable to read, filled with compelling concepts and details, and that will be useful in studies from a variety of disciplines and to a wide audience [including historians, map historians, cultural anthropologists, as well as to those engaged in medieval or seventeenth century studies … The writing is interesting and each point is developed well." – David J. Bertuca, Map and GIS Librarian, University at Buffalo, in: The Globe (Journal of The Australian and New Zealand Map Society Inc.) 74 (2014)
"… voor wie wil weten hoe een kartografische vergissing een rol kan spelen in de vorming van een nationale identiteit, en hoe de wens daarbij soms de vader van de gedachte kan zijn, is dit boek fascinerende lectuur." [".. This book is a fascinating read for those interested to know how cartographic mistakes can play a role in the creation of a national identity, showing how the wish can be father to the thought."] – Pieter Jan Klapwijk, in: Caert-Thresoor 33/1 (2014), pp. 28-29
"The great merit of Freitag’s study lies in disentangling and transparently representing the various narratives [of Brasil Island] which turned a cartographic error into a cultural icon. […] Because of their sober and lucid – but never dismissive – deconstruction, Freitag’s study deserves to be read." – Jürgen Kramer, Dortmund, in: International Journal of Maritime History XXV/2 (2013), pp. 300-2