This article shows how François de Belleforest (1530–83) adapted a variety of historical and geographical sources to meet the demands of the histoire tragique genre in composing three narratives set in the Americas. One recounts the destiny of conquistador Francisco Pizarro; another is the story of Marguerite de Roberval, who was allegedly marooned on a Canadian island; the third concerns Taino cacique Enriquillo’s heroic rebellion in 1520s Hispaniola. These narratives fostered a tragic image of the Americas that had a considerable influence on early modern readers, inviting them to ponder essential questions about European encounters with the American continent and its inhabitants.

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构筑早期现代法国畅销书：弗朗索瓦·德·贝尔福雷斯特悲惨历史的美国背景

本文展示了 François de Belleforest (1530–83) 如何调整各种历史和地理资料以满足悲剧史创作三个以美洲为背景的叙事体裁。一个讲述了征服者弗朗西斯科·皮萨罗的命运；另一个是玛格丽特·德·罗伯瓦尔的故事，据称她被困在加拿大的一个岛上；第三个涉及泰诺酋长恩里基略在 1520 年代伊斯帕尼奥拉岛的英勇叛乱。这些叙述塑造了美洲的悲剧形象，对早期现代读者产生了相当大的影响，邀请他们思考欧洲与美洲大陆及其居民相遇的基本问题。