Not just an exploration of our early Western European roots,
these rich chronicles read as literature, first-person narratives
of the greatest exploration adventures in historic times.
From the Platonic vision of Atlantis to Arthur's Avalon,
pre-Columbus Europeans imagined fabulous lands to the west--and
after 1492, initial reports of a new world filled with golden El
Dorados, warrior queens, and Fountains of Youth merely provided
confirmation.
Although these dreams were soon tempered by reality, explorers
continued to set off with expectation that shaped what they say,
how they saw, and how they reacted. This complex of attitudes
continues to affect the way we view our world, and these accounts
provide an excellent source for insight into the metaphorical
systems that have permeated European and American writing about the
West since the Sixteenth century.
"Into the Wilderness Dreams" draws from the best of three dozen
accounts by the Spanish, French, English, and American explorers
who came before Lewis and Clark, and explores the roots of present
Western Euro-American culture.
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