Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn

By David John Wallace and David Wallace

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405113936
• ISBN13: 9781405113939
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 9.2"