Travels to the Otherworld and Other Fantastic Realms: Medieval Journeys Into the Beyond Lecouteux Claude
A collection of tales from the Middle Ages that reveal voyages to Heaven and Hell, the realm of the Faery, mystical lands, and encounters with mythic beastsShares travelers' accounts of voyages into…
Specifikacia Travels to the Otherworld and Other Fantastic Realms: Medieval Journeys Into the Beyond Lecouteux Claude
A collection of tales from the Middle Ages that reveal voyages to Heaven and Hell, the realm of the Faery, mystical lands, and encounters with mythic beastsShares travelers' accounts of voyages into the afterlife, alarming creatures of unparalleled strangeness, encounters with doppelgangers and angels, chivalric romantic misadventures, and legends of heroesExplains how travelers' tales from the Middle Ages drew on geographies, encyclopedias, travel accounts, bestiaries, and herbals for material to capture the imagination of their audiencesIncludes rare illustrations from incunabula and medieval manuscriptsHeading off to discover unknown lands was always a risky undertaking during the Middle Ages due to the countless dangers lying in wait for the traveler--if we can believe what the written accounts tell us. In the medieval age of intercontinental exploration,