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Description: Admirable Adventures and Strange Fortunes of Master Anthony Knivet by Anthony Knivet Anthony Knivets Admirable Adventures is the earliest detailed description of Brazil written by an Englishman. His account gives unique firsthand glimpse into the land and people of early colonial Brazil, including descriptions of native tribes and local habits given for the first time. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the first critical edition of the original 1625 travel account by Anthony Knivet, an Englishman who spent nine years in Brazil in the last decade of the sixteenth century. His is the oldest extensive account of Brazil written by an Englishman, but despite its historical, geographical, and ethnographic relevance it has never merited an annotated (or even a separate) edition in English. This edition, which includes a detailed introduction and extensive notes, allows the English-speaking public to follow Knivets compelling tale. The account describes Knivets incredible adventures, experienced roughly between 1592 and 1601, which include working as a drudge for the governor of Rio de Janeiro, escaping into the hinterland to live with native tribes and joining in expeditions of conquest and gold-seeking. The story provides a unique insight into early colonial Brazil and the myriad of people occupying its territory: Portuguese settlers, mixed-race servants, Indians, slaves, and European travellers. Author Biography Vivien Lessa de Sa is Teaching Associate in Portuguese Studies at the University of Cambridge and Lecturer in English for the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Her Portuguese translation of Anthony Knivets adventures was published in Brazil in 2007. Table of Contents Introduction; The admirable adventures and strange fortunes of Master Antonie Knivet, which went with Master Thomas Candish in his second voyage to the South Sea, 1591; Appendixes; Selected bibliography; Note on the text. Review The story of Anthony Knivet ranks among the most remarkable travel adventures in the sixteenth century ... In Vivien Lessa de Sas outstanding edition, Knivets neglected account appears with invaluable critical annotation for the first time, together with a superb introduction that sets the work in historical and ethnographic context. We are in her debt for recovering an important but neglected figure whose experience and observations establish him as worthy of serious attention from students and scholars of Renaissance travel. Daniel Carey, National University of Ireland, Galway Vivien Kogut Lessa de Sas edition of Anthony Knivets Admirable Adventures makes a hugely important contribution to travel writing studies in general and to our understanding of sixteenth-century Brazil. Her knowledge of the Brazilian context, based on Portuguese sources, is matched by her original research on the English background and by her nuanced reading of the complexities of Knivets text. This superb edition will remain authoritative for many decades. Peter Hulme, University of Essex An essential text for understanding colonial Brazil, and early modern travel writing more generally, Knivets astonishing account is now finally accessible to experts and newcomers in a scholarly edition worthy of the originals importance. Hal Langfur, author of The Forbidden Lands: Colonial Identity, Frontier Violence, and the Persistence of Brazils Eastern Indians, 1750-1830 "The story of Anthony Knivet ranks among the most remarkable travel adventures in the sixteenth century ... In Vivien Lessa de Sas outstanding edition, Knivets neglected account appears with invaluable critical annotation for the first time, together with a superb introduction that sets the work in historical and ethnographic context. We are in her debt for recovering an important but neglected figure whose experience and observations establish him as worthy of serious attention from students and scholars of Renaissance travel." Daniel Carey, National University of Ireland, Galway "Vivien Kogut Lessa de Sas edition of Anthony Knivets Admirable Adventures makes a hugely important contribution to travel writing studies in general and to our understanding of sixteenth-century Brazil. Her knowledge of the Brazilian context, based on Portuguese sources, is matched by her original research on the English background and by her nuanced reading of the complexities of Knivets text. This superb edition will remain authoritative for many decades." Peter Hulme, University of Essex "An essential text for understanding colonial Brazil, and early modern travel writing more generally, Knivets astonishing account is now finally accessible to experts and newcomers in a scholarly edition worthy of the originals importance." Hal Langfur, author of The Forbidden Lands: Colonial Identity, Frontier Violence, and the Persistence of Brazils Eastern Indians, 1750-1830 Review Quote "Vivien Kogut Lessa de S Promotional "Headline" This is the first comprehensive, annotated edition in English of Anthony Knivets 1625 travel account. Description for Bookstore Anthony Knivets Admirable Adventures is the earliest detailed description of Brazil written by an Englishman. His account gives unique firsthand glimpse into the land and people of early colonial Brazil, including descriptions of native tribes and local habits given for the first time. Description for Library Anthony Knivets Admirable Adventures is the earliest detailed description of Brazil written by an Englishman. His account gives unique firsthand glimpse into the land and people of early colonial Brazil, including descriptions of native tribes and local habits given for the first time. Details ISBN1107463009 Author Anthony Knivet Publisher Cambridge University Press Series New Approaches To The Americas Year 2015 ISBN-10 1107463009 ISBN-13 9781107463004 Format Paperback Short Title ADMIRABLE ADV & STRANGE FORTUN Language English Media Book DEWEY B Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle An English Pirate in Sixteenth-Century Brazil Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 238 Publication Date 2015-09-15 Edited by Vivien Kogut Lessa de Sa Illustrations 4 Maps; 9 Halftones, unspecified Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2015-09-15 AU Release Date 2015-09-15 NZ Release Date 2015-09-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95434545;

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