Jesuitische Berichterstattung über die Neue Welt: Zur Veröffentlichungs-, Verbreitungs- und Rezeptionsgeschichte jesuitischer Americana auf dem deutschen Buchmarkt im Zeitalter der Aufklärung
Abstract: Using the example of the Jesuit writings on life in America this volume discusses the meaning of the book market in Europe for the dissemination of impressions from the New World during the transition to the modern age. It supports the...
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Abstract: Using the example of the Jesuit writings on life in America this volume discusses the meaning of the book market in Europe for the dissemination of impressions from the New World during the transition to the modern age. It supports the theory that the way in which Hispanic America came to be known in Europe cannot be seen only as a chapter in intellectual history, but is also connected to the material situation on the book market. The interrelationship of content, medium and persons responsible for the book market is discussed: How did the Jesuit reports from America come to be published, sold and read in Germany? How important were the reading habits and the financial means of the potential audience to the ways in which the volumes on America were published and sold? How did the physical makeup of the texts, their distribution channels and accessibility influence their success? How did the readers accept the content and intentions of these works? An analysis of Jesuit literature h
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Jesuitische Berichterstattung über die Neue Welt
zur Veröffentlichungs–, Verbreitungs- und Rezeptionsgeschichte jesuitischer Americana auf dem deutschen Buchmarkt im Zeitalter der Aufklärung ; [mit 8 Tabellen]
