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The Uraguay
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The Uruguay (a historical romance of South America) : the Sir Richard F. Burton translation ; Huntington Library manuscript HM 27954
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"The Brazilian epic poem 'O Uraguai,' first published in Lisbon in 1769, caught the imagination of Sir Richard F. Burton during his service as Her Majesty's consul in Santos between 1865 and 1868. The great translator of the 'Arabian Nights' and of Camoens's 'Lusiads' saw in the poem a tragic depiction of the theme of cultural conflict so prominent in his own work. Burton's verse translation, both a faithful rendering of the original and a worthy achievement in its own right, is still the sole English version. This edition finally brings the translation to light. The subject of Gama's 'romance in verse' is the brutal campaign fought in 1756 by the combined forces of Spain and Portugal against the poorly armed Tupi-Guarani Indians. The Indians and their Jesuit allies had refused to relinquish seven missions along the eastern bank of the Uruguay River in compliance with a treaty between the two colonial powers. In Burton's words, Gama 'sings . . . the gross triumphs of Portuguese and Spanish arms, but he . . . bases the principal interest upon the unhappy Red Man by his sketches of customs and character, by touching episodes, and by noble descriptions. Evidently not against his will he betrays sympathy for the "noble savage."' Burton saw the Guarani protagonists, the doomed Cacambo and Lindóia, as the poem's true hero and heroine. For him, and for Brazil's Romantic poets, Gama's vivid imagery of human simplicity surrounded by natural beauty, and of their destruction in an arbitrary war decreed from afar, created a revolutionary vision of the New World. Successive editions in Portuguese testify to the poem's continuing evocative power. Though the translation managed to escape the editing by flame to which Burton's widow subjected his unpublished manuscripts, 'The Uruguay' has been consigned to oblivion. This edition is based on the manuscript now in the Huntington Library. It includes the translator's preface, his biography of Gama, and his critical analysis of the poem, along with the original Portuguese text. An introduction by the editors discusses the historical and literary context of the poem and relates the curious history of the manuscript, revealing new aspects of the life and thought of the most famous translator in modern British letters"--Dust jacket.
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Schio, Giovanni da, 1798-1869. Zodiaco etrusco, pietra euganea, ustrino romano: tre notizie archeologiche
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Kirkpatrick reference: 2373 Description: 24, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates: illustrations Imprint: Padova [Padua] : Angelo Sicca Ownership notes: Autograph: Richard F. Burton. Occasional ms. annotations by Burton. Presentation inscription to Burton by Almerico da Schio.
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Captain Richard Burton
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Kirkpatrick reference: 304 Description: 73-78 pages Periodical title: Anglo-Brazilian Times Issue No.: Oct. 1865 Imprint: Rio de Janeiro Notes: "Reprinted from the Anglo-Brazilian Times"--Kirkpatrick
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Edwards, Ernest, 1837-1903. Biography of Captain Burton: taken from photographic portraits of men of eminence in literature, science, and art with biographical memoirs
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Kirkpatrick reference: 328 Description: 8 pages Imprint: London Notes: "From 'Extracts from the press;' and 'The Anglo-Brazilian Times,' of October, 1865." "Printed for private circulation".
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Francisco Xavier Monteiro de Barros papers, (bulk 1821-1825)
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The chronologically-arranged papers consist of eleven manuscripts, eighty-nine pieces of correspondence, and three ephemera folders. The bulk of the collection is letters authored by the colleagues of Francisco Xavier Monteiro de Barros, documenting changes in the Portuguese politics and government and United States-Portuguese foreign relations. Prominent persons represented in the correspondence series include João José Miguel Ferreira da Silva Amaral (1773-1857); José Ferreira Borges (1786-1838); Francisco Solano Constancio (1777-1846); Joaquim Cesar de Figanière e Mourão (1798-1866); and João Bernardo da Rocha Loureiro (1778-1853). Most of the works penned by Monteiro de Barros are scientific and mathematical notes and tracts, specifically relating to celestial mechanics and mathematical physics. The dates of these papers are unknown, and were therefore dated before 1855, the year of his death.
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Comboni, Daniele, Saint, 1831-1881. Quadro storico delle scoperte Africane
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Kirkpatrick reference: 1541 Description: 94 pages Imprint: Verona : Tip S. Giuseppe di A. Merlo condotta da G. Marchiori Notes: Huntington Library has two copies, both placed in an envelope.
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