Trade and Romance

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In Trade and Romance, 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 thirteenth century through the late seventeenth 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 traveling to and trading in these exotic locales. Murrin also looks at the role that growing knowledge of geography played in the writing of the creative literature of the period, tracking how accurate, or inaccurate, these writers were in depicting far-flung destinations, from Iran and the Caspian Sea all the way to the Pacific.           With reference to an impressive range of major works in several languages—including the works of Marco Polo, Geoffrey Chaucer, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Luís de Camões, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Edmund Spenser, John Milton, and more—Murrin tracks numerous accounts by traders and merchants through the literature, first on the Silk Road, beginning in the mid-thirteenth century; then on the water route to India, Japan, and China via the Cape of Good Hope; and, finally, the overland route through Siberia to Beijing. All of these routes, originally used to exchange commodities, quickly became paths to knowledge as well, enabling information to pass, if sometimes vaguely and intermittently, between Europe and the Far East. These new tales of distant shores fired the imagination of Europe and made their way, with surprising accuracy, as Murrin shows, into the poetry of the period. 1 Title Pages Michael Murrin Title Pages (p.i) Trade and Romance (p.ii) (p.iii) Trade and Romance Title Pages 2 (p.vii) Abbreviations Michael Murrin (p.vii) Abbreviations 3 (p.ix) Acknowledgments Michael Murrin (p.ix) Acknowledgments (p.ix) Acknowledgments 4 Asian Trade and Heroic Narrative from Marco Polo to Milton Michael Murrin Asian Trade and Heroic Narrative from Marco Polo to Milton Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords Asian Trade and Heroic Narrative from Marco Polo to Milton Asian Trade and Heroic Narrative from Marco Polo to Milton Asian Trade and Heroic Narrative from Marco Polo to Milton Notes: Asian Trade and Heroic Narrative from Marco Polo to Milton 5 Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Michael Murrin Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real A Huge World Replaces a Small Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real The Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real The Intensification of the Marvelous Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Notes: Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real Marco Polo and the Marvelous Real 6 A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins Michael Murrin A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins Notes: A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins A Paradise for Killers: Marco Polo and the Garden of the Assassins 7 The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask Michael Murrin The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask An Alternative Social Reading of the Squire’s Tale The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Theory of the Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask Notes: The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask The Squire’s Tale: Romance as Mask 8 Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Michael Murrin Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Notes: Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism Morgana and Manodante: Boiardo and the Aristocratic Response to Mercantilism 9 Huon at the Castle of Adamant Michael Murrin Huon at the Castle of Adamant Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Notes: Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant Huon at the Castle of Adamant 10 First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India Michael Murrin First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India Coda Notes: First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India First Encounter: The Christian-Hindu Confusion When the Portuguese Reached India 11 Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Michael Murrin Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side (p.126) The Epic Problem Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side The Portuguese at Calicut Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Some Inferences Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Notes: Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side Camões and the Discovery of India: The Negative Side 12 Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Michael Murrin Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords Prelude: The Bare Facts Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models The Literary Mode Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models The Great Storm Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Camões’ Storm Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models The Southwest Monsoon Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models The Mythological Sequence Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Notes: Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models Surviving Enchantment: Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage in Os Lusíadas—The Interplay between Experience and Classical Models 13 (p.181) 3 The English Michael Murrin (p.181) 3 The English Prologue 14 Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Michael Murrin Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords The Muscovy Company Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk The River Route Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Tamburlaine, Part 1, and the Crisis in the Silk Trade Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Notes: Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk Spenser, Marlowe, and the English Search for Asian Silk 15 The Audience of The Faerie Queene Michael Murrin The Audience of The Faerie Queene Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene Notes: The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene The Audience of The Faerie Queene 16 Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Michael Murrin Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords The Dream: a Brief History of Moscovia Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost (p.233) Stalemate in the Arctic Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost The Route to Cathay Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Petlin’s Itinerary (1618–19) Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost The Problems of Oral Transmission: Two Case Studies Uvs Nuur and the Invention of Marvels Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost The Identification of Beijing Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost The Importance of Milton’s Moscovia Disenchantment Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost (p.246) The Aesthetic Blur Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost The Change of Attitude Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Asians in Europe Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Europeans in Asia The Great Shift Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Notes: Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost Waning of a Dream: A Brief History of Moscovia and Paradise Lost 17 A Wood in the Desert Michael Murrin A Wood in the Desert Michael Murrin Abstract and Keywords A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert Boiardo’s Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert Milton, Paradise Regained A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert Notes: A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert A Wood in the Desert 18 (p.285) Appendix 1: The Devaluation of the Squire and his Tale Michael Murrin (p.285) Appendix 1: The Devaluation of the Squire and his Tale (p.285) Appendix 1: The Devaluation of the Squire and his Tale Notes: 19 (p.287) Appendix 2: Henry’s Search for Spices Michael Murrin (p.287) Appendix 2: Henry’s Search for Spices Notes: 20 (p.289) Appendix 3: Vergil in Camões Michael Murrin (p.289) Appendix 3: Vergil in Camões (p.289) Appendix 3: Vergil in Camões Notes: 21 (p.291) Bibliography Michael Murrin 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