English 4371: Cultural Encounters

Householder, fall 2005

9/27/05: Colonial Theories

 

 

 

  1. The status of English colonization in 1580

 

    1. Competition. 

 

 

 

 

 

    1. The Spanish Armada. 

 

 

 

    1. English colonies in Ireland. 

 

 

 

 

 

    1. Domestic pressures. 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. George Peckham, “A True Reporte of the Late Discoveries…by…Sir Humphrey Gilbert” (1583)

 

    1. Gilbert in Ireland and Newfoundland. 

 

 

 

    1. The text itself

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Richard Hakluyt (the elder), “Inducements to the Liking of the Voyage Intended towards Viriginia” (1585)

 

    1. biography

 

 

    1. the text

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Richard Hakluyt (the younger), “Discourse of Western Planting” (1584)

 

    1. Biography. 

 

 

 

    1. Compiling

 

 

                                                              i.      Divers Voyages touching the discovery of America (1582)

 

                                                            ii.      First edition of Principal Navigations (1589)

 

                                                          iii.      1598-1600, second edition of Principal Navigations

 

 

    1. A religion-fueled national mission

 

 

 

    1. The text itself

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next time: Please four copies of your “final-draft-quality” working draft to class.  We’ll also be discussing Barlowe’s narrative of the first voyage to Virginia