Cambridge guide to global medieval travel writing, the

Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108493680
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2025
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Middle Ages laid the foundations for the long European and Middle Eastern history of colonialism, expansion, and voyaging. With a focus on medieval Europe, this is the first book to cover global medieval travel writing from Iceland to Indonesia, paying particular attention to questions of race, gender, manuscript culture, and multilingualism.