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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.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary theory

• Full title: Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn
• Author: David Wallace
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 356
• EAN: 9781405113939
• ISBN: 1405113936
• ID: 04954261
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 654 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 154 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. July 2004

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