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The following literature reviews all provide an in depth analysis of an important aspect of the myth of El Dorado, ranging from the direct effect it had on the economic structure of the Spanish America's to the representations of the myth in contemporary media and society. You can click on a picture below to find out more about any of the four specific topics.
El Dorado as a space created by narrative
How is the El Dorado space created by literary texts? How does it literally look like and to which interpretations does this representation lead?
El Dorado is the narrated goal, how far are we?
What can the diachronically differentiating myth of El Dorado say about the idea of narrative utopias?
Gold and chains
In what ways did the El Dorado myth serve as motivation for economic expansion during the era of European Imperialism?
England and the Land of Gold at War
How did the myth of El Dorado influence international politics/fuel international conflict throughout the age of colonisation?
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