Islands and Cities in Medieval Myth, Literature, and History

Islands and Cities in Medieval Myth, Literature, and History
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Publisher : Peter Lang
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 363161165X
ISBN-13 : 9783631611654
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Book Synopsis Islands and Cities in Medieval Myth, Literature, and History by : Andrea Grafetstätter

Download or read book Islands and Cities in Medieval Myth, Literature, and History written by Andrea Grafetstätter and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2011 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The studies presented in this book derive from a series of sessions held at the annual International Medieval Congress in Leeds, UK...Four sessions, held from 2004 to 2006, bore the title 'Islands of the World and the Seven Seas in Medieval Myth and History', and three in 2007 the title 'Cities, Myths and Literatures'...The stated objective of the island sessions was the location of a 'starting point for a new investigation into the possible impact that myths and other fictitious stories about insular wonderlands had on the reasons why medieval men and women undertook their various missions, searches and explorations that finally led to the discovery of the New World.' Similarly, the cities sessions 'intended to find new connections between ancient myths and medieval constructions of real or imagined cities in literature'."--editors' pref. p.7


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