The defective version of Mandeville's travels
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Author
Contributions
- Seymour, M. C. - Contributor
Publication
2002 - Published for the Early English Text Society by the Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
58,500 words, Guess
Page Count
234 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedefectiveversion0000mand
- ISBN-100197223222
- ISBN-139780197223222
- Goodreads999361
- LibraryThing5544319
and 4 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2002727166
- OCLC Control Number50301728
- Better World Books9780197223222
- Open LibraryOL3670626M
Classifications
- DDC828.1
- LCCG370.M2 M3613 2002
- LCCG370.M2M3613 2002
and 1 more
- LCCPR1119 .A2 no.319
Alternate Titles
- Mandeville's travels
Description
"This is the first critical edition of the earliest and most important English translation of Mandeville's Travels. Its title, the 'Defective Version' derives from the loss of the second quire in the Anglo-French 'Insular' manuscript, or its antecedent, from which it was translated, containing part of the description of Egypt. Despite this loss of text, the Defective Version established itself as the dominant form of the work in England, and was perpetuated in the printed editions of the text until 1725." "The new edition is based on examination of all the extant manuscripts of the Middle English text and its French source, and so makes possible a more informed assessment of all other English versions. The textual commentary is based on a fresh investigation of the sources, and offers details for the first time of the author's indirect reliance on Marco Polo for much of his Asian relation."--BOOK JACKET.
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Series Statement
- Early English Text Society ;
- no. 319
- Early English Text Society (Series) ;
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