Book of John Mandeville

Name: Book of John Mandeville
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ISBN: 9781580441131

ISBN-10: 1580441130

ISBN-13: 9781580441131

Edition: 2007

Authors: John Mandeville, Tamarah Kohanski, C. David Benson, Medieval Institute Publications Staff Western Michigan University, Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages Staff

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The Book of John Mandeville has tended to be neglected by modern teachers and scholars, yet this intriguing and copious work has much to offer the student of medieval literature, history, and culture. [It] was a contemporary bestseller, providing readers with exotic information about locales from Constantinople to China and about the social and religious practices of peoples such as the Greeks, Muslims, and Brahmins. The Book first appeared in the middle of the fourteenth century and by the next century could be found in an extraordinary range of European languages: not only Latin, French, German, English, and Italian, but also Czech, Danish, and Irish. Its wide readership is also attested…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date: 8/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 188
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

C. David Benson, professor of English at the University of Connecticut, is the author of The History of Troy in Middle English Literature.