The Enchanting Encounter with the East: Breaking the Ice Between the Latin West and the Far East

by Michael Baizerman

"The Enchanting Encounter with the East" belongs to cross-cultural studies and focuses on the attempts of European literati to get acquainted with the bizarre realm of the Far East during the Late Middle Ages. It turns out that western intellectuals lured by the marvels and myths of the Far East did a lot of spadework before taking a route that led to unfamiliar oriental realms. On this thorny path, many Eurocentric medieval fantasies had been debunked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665596708
• ISBN13: 9781665596701
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Authorhouse UK
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"