Framing the World - Classical Influences on Sixteenth-Century Geographical Thought

A timely examination of the ways in which sixteenth-century understandings of the world were framed by classical theory.

List of contents

Introduction
Renaissance, Discovery, and the Written Word: Influences on Sixteenth-Century Geography
The Classical Revival and the New Geography
Defying the Limits of the World: Frigid and Torrid Zones in Sixteenth-Century Geography
Dispelling the Boundaries of the World: Ocean from Confine to Means of Communication
Balance and Opposition: the Physical Structure of the World
A Parallel World: Harmonia Mundi, Connection and Separation in the Western Continent
Moving Boundaries: The Monstrous and the Marvellous
Conclusion: A World Made for Humans

About the author

Margaret Small

Summary

A timely examination of the ways in which sixteenth-century understandings of the world were framed by classical theory.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Small, Margaret (Royalty Account) Small
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781783275205
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-520-5
• No. of pages: 263
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 251 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Westeuropa, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, History - General History, HISTORY / Renaissance