The Cartographic Imagination in Early Modern England: Re-writing the World in Marlowe, Spenser, Raleigh and Marvell
Author:   D.K. Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138259393


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   19 October 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   D.K. Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138259393


ISBN 10:   113825939
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   19 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: the cartographic imagination; 'To passe the see in shortt space': re-mapping the medieval world in the Digby Mary Magdalen; The transformation of seeing: Christopher Saxton and the development of the cartographic imagination; From allegorical space to a geographical world: mapping cultural memory in The Faerie Queen; Conquering geography: Sir Walter Raleigh, Christopher Marlowe, and the cartographic imagination; 'Tis not, what it once was, the world': Andrew Marvell's re-mapping of old and new in Bermudas and Upon Appleton House; Bibliography; Index.

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'...Including good notes and bibliography, this well-written, accessible book will be of most interest to specialists... Recommended.' Choice '... an invigorating and worthwhile addition to the ongoing discussion of cartography's influence on Renaissance literature.' Sixteenth Century Journal '[This book is a] valuable contribution to the current interest in cultural exchange and diversity... Embod[ies] interesting and important material about circumstances in the past and about attitudes pertaining to them.' Notes and Queries


’...Including good notes and bibliography, this well-written, accessible book will be of most interest to specialists... Recommended.’ Choice ’... an invigorating and worthwhile addition to the ongoing discussion of cartography's influence on Renaissance literature.’ Sixteenth Century Journal '[This book is a] valuable contribution to the current interest in cultural exchange and diversity... Embod[ies] interesting and important material about circumstances in the past and about attitudes pertaining to them.' Notes and Queries


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D.K. Smith is Assistant Professor of English at Kansas State University, USA.

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