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Author Test, Edward McLean, author.

Title Sacred seeds : new world plants in early modern English literature / Edward McLean Test.

Publication Info. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Early modern cultural studies
Early modern cultural studies (Lincoln, Neb.)
Summary "More than five hundred years after the fact, present-day writers still use hyperbolic adjectives to describe the "discovery" of the Americas. Columbus's crossing of the Atlantic--and the age of exploration that ensued--dramatically and forever changed the early modern world. The societies, economies, cultures, arts, and burgeoning sciences of Europe were quickly transformed by the ongoing encounter with the New World. The meeting of the New and the Old Worlds, however, was more than a meeting of disparate civilizations. It was also a confluence of exciting and often surprising associations that continually created new interfaces between materials and knowledge. The Western and Eastern Hemispheres, brought together by sailing ships for the first time on a large scale, helped create the global landscape we take for granted today. Central to this formative moment in global history were New World plants. The agriculture of indigenous peoples mythically and materially shaped English society and, subsequently, its literature in new and startling ways. Sacred Seeds examines New World plants--tobacco, amaranth, guaiacum, and the prickly pear cactus--and their associated Native myths as they moved across the Atlantic and into English literature. Edward McLean Test reinstates the contributions of indigenous peoples to European society, charting an alternative cultural history that explores the associations and assemblages of transatlantic multiplicity rather than Eurocentric homogeny"-- Provided by publisher.
"Sacred Seeds examines New World plants and their associated Native myths as they moved across the Atlantic and into English literature"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. New Seeds, Strange Countries; 2. People of the Figs; 3. King Tobacco; 4. The Holy Wood of America; 5. Love Lies Bleeding; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Subject English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
Gardens in literature.
Gardens in literature.
Plants in literature.
Plants in literature.
America -- In literature.
America.
Indigenous peoples -- America -- Influence.
Indigenous peoples.
Nature -- Religious aspects.
Nature -- Religious aspects.
Europe -- Civilization -- American influences.
Europe.
Civilization.
Chronological Term 1500-1700
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Added Title New world plants in early modern English literature
Other Form: Print version: Test, Edward McLean. Sacred seeds. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2019 9781496207883 (DLC) 2018023683 (OCoLC)1031918394
ISBN 9781496212917 (electronic book)
1496212916 (electronic book)
9781496207883
1496207882