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The political function of compassion in the Chronicles of the Indies : (Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, and Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa)
| Resumo: | This article deals with the function of compassion in early modern Spanish literature, especially in three chronicles of the Indies (Christoph Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa). It is based on the hypothesis that the strong cultural presence of Christian discourses on suffering and compassion, especially in religious and sacred contexts, also influenced secular areas such as the writings on the events of Iberian expansion. By analysing central moments in the history of the expansion as they are described by the authors of the chronicles of the Indies, it can be revealed that compassion and other affects like admiration play a relevant role in the legitimizing discourse of colonialism (Colón, Cortés). Sarmiento de Gamboa emphasizes compassion in order to convince the king of his merits as a good Christian and subject. |
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| Autores principais: | Brunke, Dirk |
| Assunto: | compasión crónicas de Indias admiratio colonialismo compassion Chronicles of the Indies colonialism admiratio |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | CEComp — Centro de Estudos Comparatistas Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Compendium: Journal of Comparative Studies | Revista de Estudos Comparatistas |
| Resumo: | This article deals with the function of compassion in early modern Spanish literature, especially in three chronicles of the Indies (Christoph Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa). It is based on the hypothesis that the strong cultural presence of Christian discourses on suffering and compassion, especially in religious and sacred contexts, also influenced secular areas such as the writings on the events of Iberian expansion. By analysing central moments in the history of the expansion as they are described by the authors of the chronicles of the Indies, it can be revealed that compassion and other affects like admiration play a relevant role in the legitimizing discourse of colonialism (Colón, Cortés). Sarmiento de Gamboa emphasizes compassion in order to convince the king of his merits as a good Christian and subject. |
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