Sir John Mandeville is the pen name used by the unidentified 14th-century English author of one of the most famous and widely read travel romances of Europe--The Voyage and Travels of Sir John Mandevi...
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Mandeville's Travels is the modern editorial title of a prose treatise that initially circulated under several medieval titles, most commonly The Book of John Mandeville. By its own account this vario...
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In the excerpt below, Letts describes the historical context in which Mandeville wrote and remarks on his critical reception and influence on other writers.
Before we come to the journey itself, it...
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In the following essay, Haraszti provides an overview of Mandeville's Travels, remarking on the subjects treated in the account, the identity of its author, and the work's sources and te...
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In the following excerpt, Bennett compares Mandeville's Travels with the account of Odoric of Pordenone's travels, from which Mandeville borrowed extensively, and argues that Mandeville&...
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In the excerpt below, Seymour comments on style and structure in Mandeville's Travels and places the work in the context of medieval literature.
Mandeville's Travels was written in Fr...
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In the following excerpt, Zacher presents an overview of Mandeville's Travels, focusing on Mandeville's treatment of the Holy Land, and argues that the work is worth interest because of ...
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In the following excerpt, Moseley discusses the work's author, reputation, values, and sources. The critic contends that the popularity of Mandeville' s Travels demands that the work be ...
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In the excerpt below, Campbell argues that Mandeville's Travels was a parody and an early precursor of the modern novel.
With Mandeville's Travels, the developing genre of travel lite...
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John Mandeville, Sir
John Mandeville
Critical Essay by Malcolm Letts
