Mandeville's Medieval Audiences
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A01=Rosemary Tzanaki
Arnold Von Harff
audience interpretation medieval texts
Author_Rosemary Tzanaki
Barnacle Geese
Caspian Mountains
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Defective Version
Descriptio Terrae Sanctae
Edward III
Enclosed Nations
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historical theology medieval
Holy Sepulchre
Jacques De Vitry
Lignum Aloes
Mandeville's Book
Mandeville's Description
Mandeville’s Book
Mandeville’s Description
manuscript marginalia analysis
Mappae Mundi
medieval geography studies
medieval literary reception
Metrical Version
Monstrous Races
Pilgrimage Literature
pilgrimage narratives
Plinian Races
Pole Star
Romance Elements
romance literature context
Saracen Faith
Sea Holly
Ten Tribes
Textless Version
Von Harff
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780754608462
- Weight: 750g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 08 Apr 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The so-called travels of Sir John Mandeville to the Holy Land, India and Cathay were immensely popular throughout Europe during the late medieval period and were translated into nine different languages. This is a detailed study of the audiences of Mandeville's Book, with particular emphasis on its reception in England and France from the time the Book appeared in the 1350s to the mid-16th century. The multiple ways in which audiences interpreted the work, depending on wider social and cultural contexts, are analysed thematically, under the headings of pilgrimage, geography, romance, history and theology, and contrasted with what can be learned of the author's intentions. The book is well-illustrated with images taken from both manuscript and early printed editions: in her study of these and the marginal notes, Rosemary Tzanaki shows their importance for seeing what readers found of interest. Her analysis makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how people in medieval Europe perceived the outside world.
Rosemary Tzanaki
