Wallace Premodern Places

Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77713-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

This book recovers places appearing in the mental mapping ofmedieval and Renaissance writers, from Chaucer to Aphra Behn.
* * A highly original work, which recovers the places that figurepowerfully in premodern imagining.
* Recreates places that appear in the works of Langland, Chaucer,Dante, Petrarch, Spenser, Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, and manyothers.
* Begins with Calais - peopled by the English from 1347 to1558 and ends with Surinam - traded for Manhattan by theEnglish 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 Englishmerchant learning love songs in Calais.
* Provides insights into major historical narratives, such asrace and slavery in Renaissance Europe.
* Crosses the traditional divide between the medieval andRenaissance periods.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wallace, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations.
Introduction.
1. At Calais Gate.
2. In Flaunders.
3. Dante in Somerset.
4. Genoa.
5. Canaries (The Fortunate Islands).
6. Surinam.
Acknowledgments.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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.