Textual spaces : French Renaissance writings on the Italian voyage /
Examines how French Renaissance travelers consumed and represented Italian space through writing and the imagination. Includes writings by Rabelais, Montaigne and Du Bellay as well as lesser-known French travelers, illustrating how the material and imaginative aspects of travel joined to form a spac...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Early modern studies series.
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| Summary: | Examines how French Renaissance travelers consumed and represented Italian space through writing and the imagination. Includes writings by Rabelais, Montaigne and Du Bellay as well as lesser-known French travelers, illustrating how the material and imaginative aspects of travel joined to form a space of desire in the French imagination. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 233 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0271081295 |