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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 thirteenth century through the late seventeenth century.

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"Both immensely erudite and fun to read, Michael Murrin's Trade and Romance chronicles three stages of Europe's premodern commercial engagements with Asia: the traversing of the Silk Route, the arrival of the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean, and the exploration by Englishmen and Russians of a northern land route to China. Trade and Romance can be enjoyed not only by historians and literary scholars, for whom it will be essential reading, but also by a broader educated public that shares Murrin's interest in historical geography." (David Quint, Yale University)"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/16/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226071572, 978-0226071572
      ISBN10: 022607157X
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical Literary studies: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 thirteenth century through the late seventeenth century.

      Trade Review
      "Both immensely erudite and fun to read, Michael Murrin's Trade and Romance chronicles three stages of Europe's premodern commercial engagements with Asia: the traversing of the Silk Route, the arrival of the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean, and the exploration by Englishmen and Russians of a northern land route to China. Trade and Romance can be enjoyed not only by historians and literary scholars, for whom it will be essential reading, but also by a broader educated public that shares Murrin's interest in historical geography." (David Quint, Yale University)"

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