Francis M. Rogers, to whom the current volume is in honor of, may be a modest man in principle, but not in his academic pursuits. To call his interests broad in scope is no exaggeration as they cover the fields of linguistics, literature, philology, bibliography, travel narratives and celestial navigation, which is nicely reflected in this volume. Part I concerns general and Luso-Brazilian linguistics ( Bernard H. Bichakjian, John B. Jensen, Anthony J. Naro, Joseph M. Piel, Cl???a Rameh ); Part II Medieval studies: Sheila ...
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Francis M. Rogers, to whom the current volume is in honor of, may be a modest man in principle, but not in his academic pursuits. To call his interests broad in scope is no exaggeration as they cover the fields of linguistics, literature, philology, bibliography, travel narratives and celestial navigation, which is nicely reflected in this volume. Part I concerns general and Luso-Brazilian linguistics ( Bernard H. Bichakjian, John B. Jensen, Anthony J. Naro, Joseph M. Piel, Cl???a Rameh ); Part II Medieval studies: Sheila R. Ackerlind, Donald Stone Jr., Paolo Valesio, Joan B. Williamson ; Part III Luso-Brazilian literature ( Mem???ria de L???zaro, Frederick C.H. Garcia, David T. Haberly, Jane M. Malinoff, Noami Hoki Moniz, Maria Luisa Nunes, No???l W. Ortega, Raymond S. Sayers, Nelson H. Vieira ); and Part IV on travel literature ( Mary M. Rowan, Charity Cannon Willard ). This volume also contains a complete bibliography of the writings of Francis M. Rogers.
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