Talk:The New Found World, or Antarctike

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I plan to expand this article adding sections on background, synopsis, publication, and reception. Katherine.Holt (talk) 16:14, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

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Lead

I plan on using primary sources including the main book "The New Found World". I will summarize the main the point of that article as well as talk about his general life. It is important here that I talk about his French expedition and summarize it in a way that just talks about the main points as the expedition will be talked about in other sections.

About the Author

I plan on using secondary scholarly sources in order to provide information about the author, Andre Thevét. Using this information, I will be able to talk about the authors early life, education, and his geographic location during the time he was writing about his French expedition. By providing this background, readers of this Wikipage will better understand who Andre Thevét was and how his background may have played a role in his writing style. Elaineclare (talk) 15:45, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Reception

The New Found World, or Antartike was quickly spread throughout Europe after its publication. Europeans at the time considered Thevet’s work as an, “unusual contribution to travel literature”. The book was later translated into an English version, titled The New found vvorlde, or antarctike, wherein is contained woderful and strange things, as well of humaine creatures, as beastes, fishes, foules, and serpents, trees, plants, mines of golde and siluer: garnished with many learned aucthorities, trauailed and written in the French tong, by that ex cellent learned man, Master Andrevve Thevet, and now newly translated into Englishe, wherein is reformed the errours of the auncient cosmographer, and an Italian edition with the title Historia dell'India America detta altramente Francia Antartica, di M. Andre; tradotta di francese in lingva italian. The positive reception the book received by the European population led to a rise in Thevet’s career. Dgenners (talk) 17:36, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

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Sources

There is a short encyclopedia article with an overview of the French expedition near Rio de Janeiro: Kenny, Neil. "Brazil." In France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History, edited by Bill Marshall, and Cristina Johnston. ABC-CLIO, 2005. http://0-search.credoreference.com.dewey2.library.denison.edu/content/entry/abcframrle/brazil/0?institutionId=4607 Katherine.Holt (talk) 15:24, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Historical Context

I plan on discussing when Thevet went to Brazil. Also, what was going in both Brazil and France that lead to him taking this voyage. This will provide insight for the readers on why Thevet wrote this book.

There is information that brings into question the validity of Thevet's work. First, that when he was visiting Brazil he was very sick which may have changed his perception of his surroundings, therefore, skewing his reports of life in Brazil . Also, there is a source that questions his account of New England. If those accounts are being brought into question the accounts in Brazil could also be in question. This information may not belong in historical context and we may need to create another section for it.Knit buffalo (talk) 23:45, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

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