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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Main Author: Keatley, Richard E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]
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.
Physical Description:x, 233 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0271081295