{"product_id":"premodern-places-1","title":"Premodern Places","description":"This book recovers places appearing in the mental mapping of medieval and Renaissance writers, from Chaucer to Aphra Behn. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA highly original work, which recovers the places that figure powerfully in premodern imagining.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecreates places that appear in the works of Langland, Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch, Spenser, Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, and many others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegins with Calais – peopled by the English from 1347 to 1558 and ends with Surinam – traded for Manhattan by the English in 1667.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther particular locations discussed include Flanders, Somerset, Genoa, and the Fortunate Islands (Canary Islands).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes fascinating anecdotes, such as the story of an English merchant learning love songs in Calais.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insights into major historical narratives, such as race and slavery in Renaissance Europe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrosses the traditional divide between the medieval and Renaissance periods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54251301765464,"sku":"9781405151528","price":45.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781405151528__676f7705bd296.jpg?v=1741159561","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/premodern-places-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}