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The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
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Oxford University Press, Oxford
In this work, Michael Murrin examines the complex relations between the expansion of trade in Asia and the production of heroic romance in Europe from the second half of the 13th century through the late 17th century. He shows how these tales of...
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Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel
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In this work, Michael Murrin examines the complex relations between the expansion of trade in Asia and the production of heroic romance in Europe from the second half of the 13th century through the late 17th century. He shows how these tales of romance, ostensibly meant for the aristocracy, were important to the growing mercantile class as a way to gauge their own experiences in travelling to and trading in these exotic locales.