Renaissance Mad Voyages - Experiments in Early Modern English Travel

Summary

The first full length scholarly work to focus on the travel ’stunts’ that flourished in England between 1590 and the 1620s, this study shows that the phenomenon of the ’mad voyage’ had deep and diverse roots in traditional travel practices, in courtly play and mercantile custom, and in literary culture. Parr explores the role of these exploits in a

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Parr, Parr Anthony
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367881030
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88103-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, maritime history, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Literature: history & criticism, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: general, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, History and Archaeology, Literature: history and criticism, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards