pt. 1. The East The scriptural East: Egeria, Arculf, and the written pilgrimage -- The fabulous East: "wonder books" and grotesque facts -- The utter East: merchant and missionary travels during the "Mongol peace" -- "That othere half": Mandeville naturalizes the East -- pt. 2. The West "The end of the East": Columbus discovers paradise -- "Inward feeling": Ralegh and the penetration of the interior -- Epilogue: A brief history of the future
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European literatures Special subjects: Travel - Critical studies