Amerigo : the man who gave his name to America / Felipe Fernández Armesto.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Random house, c2007.
Descrizione fisica:
XXI, 231 p., [8] p. di tav. ; 22 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Prologue. Map. 1. The sorcerer's apprenticeship: Florence, c. 1450-1491: launching the quest for honour and fame 2. The prospect from exile: Seville, 1491-1499, taking to the sea 3. The stargazer at sea: the Atlantic, 1499-1501, initiation in exploration 4. The Spellbinder's books: inside Amerigo's mind, 1500-1504, literary periperities 5. Prospero prefigured: the New World, 1499-1502, Amerigo contemplates America 6. The conjurer's stage: Seville and the world, 1502-2005, death and renoum. Notes and references. Index
