Mandeville's Medieval Audiences

Mandeville's Medieval Audiences by Rosemary Tzanaki


ISBN
9780754608462
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
318
Dimensions
156 x 234mm

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 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 and demonstrates how medieval European citizens viewed the world outside Europe.
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