Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn
David Wallace
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Description for Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn
Hardcover. * A highly and engaging work by one of the worlda s most renowned medievalists. * Recreates and connects the places that appear in the works of Langland, Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch, Spenser, Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, and many others. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
This book recovers places appearing in the mental mapping of medieval and Renaissance writers, from Chaucer to Aphra Behn.
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 ... Read more
- Provides insights into major historical narratives, such as race and slavery in Renaissance Europe.
- Crosses the traditional divide between the medieval and Renaissance periods.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405113939
SKU
V9781405113939
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Wallace
David Wallace is Judith Rodin Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. He has traveled extensively, exploring the importance of place both for print and documentary radio.
Reviews for Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn
“David Wallace’s knowledge of European medieval literature is unequalled. His book is a cornucopia of illuminating details, insights and connections that are simply not to be found anywhere else.” Terry Jones “My Cinderella prize for the year’s most underrated book goes to David Wallace, whose Premodern Places mixes romance and bizarrerie in a study ... Read more