Literary Criticism (1400-1800)

Vaca, Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

BIOGRAPHY

Bishop, Morris. The Odyssey of Cabeza de Vaca. New York: The Century Co., 1933, 306 p.

Biographical study of the life of Cabeza de Vaca, giving equal attention to his expeditions in North and South America.

CRITICISM

Bandelier, Ad. F. Introduction to The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, trans. Fanny Badelier, ed. Ad. F. Bandelier, pp. v-xxii. New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1905.

Examines details of Cabeza de Vaca's travels in North America as depicted in his two major works and includes notes on translations of his North American narrative.

Bannon, John Francis. Introduction to The Narrative of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, trans. Fanny Badelier, pp. xi-xxxi. Barre, Mass.: The Imprint Society, Inc., 1972.

Overview of Cabeza de Vaca's life and adventures, noting him as one of the first white men to see the interior of the North American...

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