Title Companion to empire : a genealogy of the written word in Spain and New Spain, c.550-1550 / David Rojinsky

Published Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (300 pages) Series Foro hispánico, 0925-8620 ; 37 Foro hispánico ; 37. Contents Preliminary Material -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Generating the Origins of Letters and Kingdoms -- The Vernacular Letter of the Law in the Siete Partidas -- The Renaissance(s) of the "Companion to Empire" -- Age of Iron, Age of Writing -- The Task of Translators Past and Present -- The Violence of the letrados -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index Notes Print version record Subject Spanish language -- Written Spanish -- History Spanish language -- To 1500. Writing -- Spain -- History Writing -- America -- History Imperialism -- History FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Spanish. Imperialism Spanish language Spanish language -- Written Spanish Writing America Spain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9789042028678 904202867X

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