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100 1 $aLéry, Jean de,$d1534-1611.
240 10 $aHistoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.$lEnglish
245 10 $aHistory of a voyage to the land of Brazil, otherwise called America /$cJean de Léry ; translation and introduction by Janet Whatley.
260 $aBerkeley :$bUniversity of California Press,$c©1990.
300 $alxii, 276 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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490 1 $aLatin American literature and culture ;$v6
500 $aTranslation of: Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.
500 $a"Containing the navigation and the remarkable things seen on the sea by the author; the behavior of Villeganon in that country; the customs and strange ways of life of the American savages; together with the description of various animals, trees, plants, and other singular things completely unknown over here."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index.
505 0 $aTranslator's introduction -- Léry's dedication -- Preface -- Of the motive and the occasion that made us undertake this distant voyage to the land of Brazil -- Of our embarkation at the Port of Honfleur in Normandy, together with the tempests, encounters, seizure of ships, and the first lands and islands that we discovered -- Of the bonitos, albacore, gilt-fish, porpoises, flying fish, and others of various kinds that we saw and took in the torrid zone -- Of the Equator, or Equinoctial Line : together with the tempests, the fickleness of winds, the pestilent rains, the heat, the thirst, and other inconveniences that we endure in that region -- Of the sighting and first view that we had both of the West India or the Land of Brazil and of the savages that inhabit it together with everything that happened to us on the sea up to the Tropic of Capricorn -- Of our landing at Fort Coligny in the land of Brazil. Of the reception that Villegagnon gave us, and of his behavior, regarding both religion and other aspects of his government in that country -- A description of the Bay of Guanabara otherwise called Janeiro in America; of the island and Fort of Coligny, which was built on it; together with the other islands in the region -- Of the natural qualities, strength, stature, nudity, disposition and ornamentation of the body of the Brazilian savages, both men and women, who live in America, and whom I frequented for about a year -- Of the big roots and the millet of which the savages make flour that they eat instead of bread;p and of their drink which the call caouin -- Of the animals, kinds of venison, big lizards, snakes, and other monstrous beasts of America -- Of the variety of birds of America, all different from ours; together with the big bats, bees, flies, gnats and other strange vermin of that land -- Of some fish that are common among the savages of America, and of their manner of fishing -- Of the trees, herbs, roots, and exquisite fruits produced by the land of Brazil -- Of the war, combats, boldness, and arms of the savages of America -- How the Americans treat their prisoners of war and the ceremonies they observe both in killing and eating them -- What one might call religion among the savage Americans : of the errors in which certain charlatans called Caraïbes hold them in thrall; and of the great ignorance of God in which they are plunged -- Of marriage, polygamy, and degrees of consanguinity observed by the savages; and of the treatment of their little children -- What one may call laws and civil order among the savages : how humanely they treat and receive friends who visit them; and of the tears and joyous speeches that the women make to welcome them -- How the savages treat each other in their illnesses together with their burials and funeral ceremonies and the great lamentations they make over their dead -- Colloquy upon entry of arrival in the land of Brazil among the people of the country called Tupinamba and Tupinenquin : in the savage language and in French -- Of our departure from the land of Brazil, called America; together with the shipwrecks and other perils that we escaped on the sea during our return -- Of the extreme famine, tempests, and other dangers from which God delivered us as we were returning to France -- Editions and reception of Léry.
520 $a"Containing the navigation and the remarkable things seen on the sea by the author : the behavior of Villegagnon in that country : the customs and strange ways of life of the American savages : together with the description of various animals, trees, plants, and other singular things completely unknown over here."
546 $aTranslation of: Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.
540 $aCurrent Copyright Fee: GBP22.50$c0.$5Uk
600 10 $aVillegaignon, Nicolas Durand de,$d1510-1571?
600 10 $aLéry, Jean de,$d1534-1611$xTravel$zBrazil.
651 0 $aBrazil$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800.
651 0 $aRio de Janeiro (Brazil)$xDescription and travel.
650 0 $aIndians of South America$zBrazil$xSocial life and customs.
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830 0 $aLatin American literature and culture (Berkeley, Calif.) ;$v6.
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