Small Framing the World

Classical Influences on Sixteenth-Century Geographical Thought
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78744-813-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 263 Seiten

A timely examination of the ways in which sixteenth-century understandings of the world were framed by classical theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Small, Margaret

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Renaissance, Discovery, and the Written Word: Influences on Sixteenth-Century Geography
The Classical Revival and the New Geography
Defying the Limits of the World: Frigid and Torrid Zones in Sixteenth-Century Geography
Dispelling the Boundaries of the World: Ocean from Confine to Means of Communication
Balance and Opposition: the Physical Structure of the World
A Parallel World: Harmonia Mundi, Connection and Separation in the Western Continent
Moving Boundaries: The Monstrous and the Marvellous
Conclusion: A World Made for Humans

Über Autor(innen)

Small Margaret:
MARGARET SMALL is Lecturer in Early Modern History (Europe and the Wider World) at the School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham.