Overview

A broad-based and accessible anthology of travel and colonial writing in the English Renaissance, ranging from the Americas to the Far East, from Ireland to Russia, and selected to represent the world-picture of 16th and 17th century readers in England. The editor provides a substantial introduction and headnotes to give students essential information and alert them to debates and discussions.

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Author:   Andrew Hadfield (Professor of English, Professor of English, University of Wales at Aberystwyth)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.661kg
ISBN:  

9780198711872

ISBN 10:   0198711875
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   20 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

List of Figures Abbreviations Chronology Note on the Texts General Introduction 1: Richard Eden; Roger Ascham; Richard Hakluyt (jun.); Thomas Coryat; Francis Bacon; Samuel Purchas: Motives for Travel and Instructions for Travellers 2: Sir Robert Dallington; Thomas Coryat; Sir Charles Somerset; Fynes Moryson; Sir Henry Wootton; William Lithgow: Europe 3: 'John Hawkins'; Giles Fletcher; John Leo (Africanus); George Sandys; Fynes Moryson; William Lithgow: Africa and the Near East 4: Francis Petty; 'Father Diego De Pantoia'; Sir Henry Middleton; Arthur Hatch; John Saris; 'Peter Mundy': The Far East and the South Sea Islands 5: Richard Eden; Bartolome de Las Casas; Sir George Peckham; Thomas Harriot; Sir Walter Raleigh; Michel Eyquem de Montaigne; William Strachey; Captain John Smith: The Americas Guide to Further Reading Index

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