Talk:True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil

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This source looks at a brief personal history of Hans Staden and then explains the approach he took into writing his book.

Wright, Robin M. Journal of Anthropological Research 66, no. 1 (2010): 134-35. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27820857. Collegekid2020 (talk) 19:13, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

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Outline
Catalina will add information to the lead. Woo will do the synopsis. Will is adding information to Staden's background. Alberto and Tommy will add info about the background and historical context. Jonathan and I will add information about the reception of the novel after it was published. Kbell21 (talk) 19:22, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Lead/Introduction
This section will include important information to get the reader interested, but not give away info that will be covered in the later sections. It will only have brief facts about the book and author without spoiling anything. Gorditagirl21 (talk) 20:09, 28 January 2018 (UTC)Gorditagirl21

Synopsis
This section will discuss the overall plot of Staden's book: Warhaftige Historia. Rather presenting biased opinions or deeply analyzing the historical context, this section will mainly focus on providing a detailed explanation of the book and its content. As source of evidence, I plan to cite and refer to "Hans Staden's True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil." Furthermore, information regarding Staden's observations on indigenous lifestyle, culture, tradition, and cannibalism alongside with intricate relationship between Europeans and Brazilian natives will be dealt in this section. (Below is the primary source used in this chapter)

Staden, Hans. Hans Staden’s True History: An account of cannibal captivity in Brazil. Duke University Press, 2008. Wseol19 (talk) 19:52, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Reception
I plan to use both ebscohost articles to learn about how the novel was received after its publishing. This will show the novel’s importance in the Old World and will show popular arguments against or for the novel’s arguments. I will use Michaela Schmolz-Haberlien and Mark Haberlien's critique as well as Harry Liebersohn's. Kbell21 (talk) 22:35, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
 * The reception of Hans Staden’s novel has been relatively positive. His book was a great success in 16th century Europe and was one of the most popular travel narratives of its time. Many critics agree that Staden’s novel is a fantastic source to learn about indigenous cultures and is quite incomparable to other sources about the same subject.   Some modern critics have argued that Staden's account is one of the most reliable of its kind because he spent a long time in Brazil and spoke indigenous languages. Jdavies21 (talk) 02:56, 2 February 2018 (UTC) However, depending on the edition, some critics take issue with the editors’ interpretation and introduction. Furthermore, some modern critics argue that Staden exaggerated accounts of cannibalism and even fabricated parts of his story based on similar narratives written by others.

The novel has been translated into several languages, indicating its popularity. It has also been interpreted through several political and social movements in accordance to their agenda. The interpretations include a “children’s book … Antropofagia [Cannibalism] … Estado Novo … Cinema Novo … neo-nationalist and postmodern commemoration … [and] a forgettable and tedious movie.”

Historical Context
We hope to add this article that talks about Hands Staden with regards to his position in the historical context of his book. This article talks about hans Staden background as someone who traveled and documented his travels. This article written by H. E. Matel stresses the use of identity by Staden in his work of research and how it influenced his work as a writer.

This is the article I will be using: Martel, H. E. "Hans Staden's Captive Soul: Identity, Imperialism, and Rumors of Cannibalism in Sixteenth-Century Brazil." Journal of World History 17, no. 1 (2006): 51-69. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20079360. 140.103.49.130 (talk) 04:52, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Comments
This is a good plan for dividing up the work to approach this group project. Make sure to look at each other's sources for ideas! Well done. Katherine.Holt (talk) 02:33, 31 January 2018 (UTC)