Ground-breaking study of the influence of late medieval romance in
shaping the fantasies and narratives of explorers such as Marco
Polo and Cortes.
*REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES*
Goodman's queste to penetrate the fantasies of European exporers
makes us sensible of an important element in our understanding of
the Renaissance.
*RENAISSANCE STUDIES*
Goodman has identified a key topic for an understanding of the
imaginaire of Renaissance travellers... [the] emphasis on the
historical importance of the chivalric fantasy, and of its moral
ambiguities, is a very timely contribution to the subject.
*MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW*
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