Companion to empire
Subtitle: a genealogy of the written word in Spain and New Spain, c.550-1550
By: David Rojinsky
Series: Foro hispánico -- 37
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9789042028661
Subjects: History; Imperialism; Spanish language; Written Spanish; Writing
Description: This volume traces a genealogy of the varied conceptions and functions of alphabetic writing in Hispanic cultures of the pre-modern and early colonial periods. The historical junctures selected are those at which the written word (in grammatical, historical and legal discourse) assumed increased ideological importance for bolstering different kinds of 'imperial' power.--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-286) and index.
Table of contents: title: Generating the origins of letters and kingdoms; title: The vernacular letter of the law in the Siete Partidas; title: The renaissance(s) of the "Companion to Empire"; title: Age of iron, age of writing; title: The task of translators past and present; title: The violence of the letrados.