TY - BOOK AU - Test,Edward McLean TI - Sacred seeds: new world plants in early modern English literature T2 - Early modern cultural studies SN - 9781496212917 AV - PR428.G37 T47 2019 U1 - 820.9/364 23 PY - 2019///] CY - Lincoln PB - University of Nebraska Press KW - English literature KW - Early modern, 1500-1700 KW - History and criticism KW - Gardens in literature KW - Plants in literature KW - America in literature KW - Indigenous peoples KW - America KW - Influence KW - Nature KW - Religious aspects KW - Jardins dans la littérature KW - Plantes dans la littérature KW - Aspect religieux KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Renaissance KW - bisacsh KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - Civilization KW - American influences KW - fast KW - Early modern KW - Europe KW - Civilisation KW - Influence américaine KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. New Seeds, Strange Countries; 2. People of the Figs; 3. King Tobacco; 4. The Holy Wood of America; 5. Love Lies Bleeding; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index N2 - "More than five hundred years after the fact, present-day writers still use hyperbolic adjectives to describe the "discovery" of the Americas. Columbus's crossing of the Atlantic--and the age of exploration that ensued--dramatically and forever changed the early modern world. The societies, economies, cultures, arts, and burgeoning sciences of Europe were quickly transformed by the ongoing encounter with the New World. The meeting of the New and the Old Worlds, however, was more than a meeting of disparate civilizations. It was also a confluence of exciting and often surprising associations that continually created new interfaces between materials and knowledge. The Western and Eastern Hemispheres, brought together by sailing ships for the first time on a large scale, helped create the global landscape we take for granted today. Central to this formative moment in global history were New World plants. The agriculture of indigenous peoples mythically and materially shaped English society and, subsequently, its literature in new and startling ways. Sacred Seeds examines New World plants--tobacco, amaranth, guaiacum, and the prickly pear cactus--and their associated Native myths as they moved across the Atlantic and into English literature. Edward McLean Test reinstates the contributions of indigenous peoples to European society, charting an alternative cultural history that explores the associations and assemblages of transatlantic multiplicity rather than Eurocentric homogeny"--; "Sacred Seeds examines New World plants and their associated Native myths as they moved across the Atlantic and into English literature"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1946736 ER -