David Wallace 
Premodern Places [PDF ebook] 
Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations.

Introduction.

1. At Calais Gate.

2. In Flaunders.

3. Dante in Somerset.

4. Genoa.

5. Canaries (The Fortunate Islands).

6. Surinam.

Acknowledgments.

Index

Über den Autor

David Wallace is Judith Rodin Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania and Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. He has traveled extensively, exploring the importance of place both for print and documentary radio.