The Epic of Florida Adam Eaker before he could be fruitful

before he could be fruitful as a theologian

these stories simultaneously contest and exploit the limitations of formal narrative design

It lures you forward

the questions of how to implement its provisions have in turn created the need for more dialogue and examination

The Epic of Florida Adam Eaker before he could be fruitfulThe Epic of Florida brings to light a neglected tradition of colonial poetry from the sixteenth century. Written in response to dramatic encounters on the peninsula Ponce de Leon's landfall in 1513, the founding of St. Augustine in 1565, and ongoing conflicts among European empires and Native peoples these works capture how early modern writers transformed violent and uncertain events into epic verse. This classroom ready volume presents three