Title: Columbus : meeting of cultures : proceedings of the symposium held at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, October 16-17, 1992 /
Authors: Mignone, Mario B.; State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Publisher: Forum Italicum,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Columbus, Christopher Congresses.; America Discovery and exploration Spanish Congresses.
Contents: Understanding the Columbian quincentenary as an educational opportunity / Eli Selfman -- Introduction / Mario B. Mignone -- Columbus bashing: culture wars over the construction of an anti-hero / Marvin Lunenfeld -- The tragic ironies of the Columbus story / Anne Paolucci -- Crossing the ocean in 1492 / Maristella Lorch -- The rights of native peoples: a positive contribution to the Columbian encounter / James Muldoon -- The question of Columbus's historical significance / Richard Gambino -- Revision of the Columbus myth: is he an historical hero? -- The American world Columbus met / Alice Kehoe -- Columbus as comic hero / Foster Provost -- The conquest of marvel / Sandra Ferdman -- Conquistadores and immigrants: linguistic conflicts in the impact with the new world / Antonella Cancellier -- Knave or fool? Two demythifying views of Columbus / Pilar V. Rotella -- Columbus and our culture wars / Dielal Kadir -- Christopher Columbus: untying the myth / Irene Marchegiani Jones and Frank Fata.