De Aller-Bedste Bøger - over 12 mio. danske og engelske bøger
Levering: 1 - 2 hverdage

The Discovery of Guiana

Bag om The Discovery of Guiana

The Discovery of Guiana is a book by Sir Walter Raleigh, who wrote this account one year after his 1595 journey to "Guiana", the Venezuelan region of Guayana. He also visited Trinidad. The book includes some material of a factual nature, but postulates the existence of a gold-rich civilisation or El Dorado on the basis of little evidence. After enjoying several years of high esteem from Queen Elizabeth I, which stemmed in part from his previous exploits at sea, Raleigh suffered a short imprisonment for secretly marrying one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting. In an attempt to bring himself back into favor, Raleigh sailed to Guiana in 1595, hoping to find gold and other material to exchange or extort. One contemporary scholar remarks of this journey, "Although the expedition itself was hardly a success-Ralegh conquered no lands, found no stores of wealth, and discovered little not observed by earlier adventurers-he created a triumph for himself by publishing The Discovery."

Vis mere
  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781508526551
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 84
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. februar 2015
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x4 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 122 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 16. januar 2025
På lager

Normalpris

Abonnementspris

- Rabat på køb af fysiske bøger
- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding

Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.

Beskrivelse af The Discovery of Guiana

The Discovery of Guiana is a book by Sir Walter Raleigh, who wrote this account one year after his 1595 journey to "Guiana", the Venezuelan region of Guayana. He also visited Trinidad. The book includes some material of a factual nature, but postulates the existence of a gold-rich civilisation or El Dorado on the basis of little evidence. After enjoying several years of high esteem from Queen Elizabeth I, which stemmed in part from his previous exploits at sea, Raleigh suffered a short imprisonment for secretly marrying one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting. In an attempt to bring himself back into favor, Raleigh sailed to Guiana in 1595, hoping to find gold and other material to exchange or extort. One contemporary scholar remarks of this journey, "Although the expedition itself was hardly a success-Ralegh conquered no lands, found no stores of wealth, and discovered little not observed by earlier adventurers-he created a triumph for himself by publishing The Discovery."

Brugerbedømmelser af The Discovery of Guiana



Find lignende bøger
Bogen The Discovery of Guiana findes i følgende kategorier: