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Premodern Places
David Wallace
其他書名
Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn
出版John Wiley & Sons, 2008-04-15
主題Literary Criticism / GeneralLanguage Arts & Disciplines / General
ISBN04707771339780470777138
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FtOyXfSSXS0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.