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"Places" within the American Tropics
That is, topoi that can be found in the writing of the area. Significant examples to be added, with brief illustrative quotations. Either short references (name and title) to items in the Bibliography, or full references. These topoi will form one of the grounds for comparison between our different places.
The Great House
The Traveller’s Hotel
The Pleasant Place (the classical locus amœnus)
The Map
The Slave Hut
The Mine
The Crop Grounds
The Graveyard
The Market
The Camp
The Yard
The Mangrove Swamp
The Hills and Mountains (Mornes)
The Rainforest
The Sea
The Port
The Asylum / Mental Hospital