The Book of John Mandeville: with Related Texts (Hackett

The Book of John Mandeville: with Related Texts (Hackett Classics)

A fictive traveler's guide to the East, both Near and Far, The Book of John Mandeville was a late--medieval best seller, more popular in its day than Marco Polo's Travels. In addition to a fresh, vibrant translation--the first from the Middle French original since the fifteenth centuryâ‚¬"this edition of The Book of John Mandeville offers a succinct, broad-ranging Introduction to the work that touches on the question of authorship, the sources on which the text drew, and the transformation and reception of the work down to the present day.
Country USA
Brand Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Manufacturer Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780872209350
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Manufacturer	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780872209350
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Book of John Mandeville: with Related Texts (Hackett Classics)