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Mandeville's Travels
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“Mandeville’s Travels” is a popular medieval travelogue, traditionally attributed to John Mandeville, a 14th-century writer.
The book recounts fantastical journeys to the East, describing exotic lands, creatures, and customs.
While many of the accounts are fictional, the work reflects the European imagination of the East during the Middle Ages.
The book's popularity led to numerous translations and adaptations, influencing European perceptions of geography and culture.
The book's blend of fact and fiction, and its reflection of medieval worldview, make it a significant work of medieval literature.
The book's fantastical elements and its reflection of medieval worldview continue to fascinate readers today.
The book recounts fantastical journeys to the East, describing exotic lands, creatures, and customs.
While many of the accounts are fictional, the work reflects the European imagination of the East during the Middle Ages.
The book's popularity led to numerous translations and adaptations, influencing European perceptions of geography and culture.
The book's blend of fact and fiction, and its reflection of medieval worldview, make it a significant work of medieval literature.
The book's fantastical elements and its reflection of medieval worldview continue to fascinate readers today.
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Mentioned by Dr. Wan-Chuan Kao in the context of how whiteness participated in racialization processes.
Wan-Chuan Kao, "White before Whiteness in the Late Middle Ages" (Manchester UP, 2024)
