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Tables of Contents for The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of illustrations
vi
1
Preface and acknowledgements
vii
Introduction
1
7
Chapter 1 The Discoverie as enchanted text
8
52
(i) The Discoverie as geography and history
8
15
(ii) The Discoverie as literary text and epic fiction
23
10
(iii) Anthropology and colonial text
33
6
(iv) Text and testament: the Discoverie in context
39
21
Chapter 2 The Discoverie as ethnological text
60
57
(i) Capitaynes, cassiques and Incan imperialists
60
10
(ii) Golden metals
70
21
(iii) Amazons, Acephali and Cannibals
91
10
(iv) The colonial mirror -- images from the Discoverie
101
16
The Discoverie of the Large, Rich, and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana...
117
91
The Epistle Dedicatorie
120
5
To the Reader
125
5
The Discoverie of Guiana
130
70
An Advertisement to the Reader
200
2
Letters taken at Sea by Captaine George Popham
202
6
Glossary
208
2
Select bibliography
210
9
Index
219