Greek eyes on Europe the travels of Nikandros Noukios of Corfu
Preface -- Introduction and notes -- The travels of Nikandros Noukios of Corfu (translation) -- i. Book 1 -- ii. Book 2 -- iii. Book 3 -- Abbreviations and reference usages -- Notes to the translation -- Map -- Bibliography -- Index
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London ; New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2022
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| Schriftenreihe: | Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Preface -- Introduction and notes -- The travels of Nikandros Noukios of Corfu (translation) -- i. Book 1 -- ii. Book 2 -- iii. Book 3 -- Abbreviations and reference usages -- Notes to the translation -- Map -- Bibliography -- Index "This is the first complete English translation of a lively travelogue written by Andronikos aka Nikandros Noukios, a Greek from Corfu, who accompanied a diplomatic mission from Venice to England in the middle of the sixteenth century. He describes some of the great northern Italian cities, gives vivid impressions of picturesque Germany, of sober but enthusiastic Lutheran church services, and of cities on the Rhine. In the Low Countries he visits the commercial centres and in England gives a real sense of the excitement of London and its sights. He rather liked the English (even giving a recipe for beer), and is clearly fascinated by Henry VIII, his attacks on the monasteries and his break with Rome. He then surprisingly joins up with a troop of Greek mercenaries, but finally leaves them and returns to Italy through France with glimpses of Fontainebleau and Francis I. We leave Andronikos after he has visited Rome on his way back to Venice. The book is an almost unknown source for the sixteenth century and will certainly be of interest to historians and students. It is also an important and little-known landmark in the development of Modern Greek literature, especially relevant to the burgeoning modern interest in travel writing. It is accessible and a good read |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 193 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781032191218 978-1-03-219121-8 9781032191225 978-1-03-219122-5 |