Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn (Hardcover, New)

This book recovers places appearing in the mental mapping of medieval and Renaissance writers, from Chaucer to Aphra Behn.
A highly original work, which recovers the places that figure powerfully in premodern imagining.
Recreates places that appear in the works of Langland, Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch, Spenser, Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, and many others.
Begins with Calais - peopled by the English from 1347 to 1558 and ends with Surinam - traded for Manhattan by the English in 1667.
Other particular locations discussed include Flanders, Somerset, Genoa, and the Fortunate Islands (Canary Islands).
Includes fascinating anecdotes, such as the story of an English merchant learning love songs in Calais.
Provides insights into major historical narratives, such as race and slavery in Renaissance Europe.
Crosses the traditional divide between the medieval and Renaissance periods.

General

Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2004
First published:	August 2004
Authors:	D. Wallace
Dimensions:	233 x 154 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	356
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4051-1393-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory
LSN:	1-4051-1393-6
Barcode:	9781405113939

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