Text and Territory: Geographical Imagination in the European Middle Ages

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pp.vi, 330. “Twelve literary scholars and historians investigate the ways in which space and place are politically, religiously, and culturally inflected. Exploring medieval texts as diverse as Icelandic sagas, Ptolemy’s Geography, and Mandeville’s Travels, the contributors illustrate the intimate connection between geographical conceptions and the mastery of land, the assertion of doctrine, and the performance of sexuality.”

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ISBN 0812216350
ISBN13 9780812216356
Number of pages 330
Original Title Text and Territory: Geographical Imagination in the European Middle Ages
Published Date 1997
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Philadelphia
Edition First Edition
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pp.vi, 330. “Twelve literary scholars and historians investigate the ways in which space and place are politically, religiously, and culturally inflected. Exploring medieval texts as diverse as Icelandic sagas, Ptolemy’s Geography, and Mandeville’s Travels, the contributors illustrate the intimate connection between geographical conceptions and the mastery of land, the assertion of doctrine, and the performance of sexuality.”

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Weight 0.85 kg