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9780815628262

The Monstrous Races in Medieval Art and Thought

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  • ISBN13:

    9780815628262

  • ISBN10:

    0815628269

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-06-01
  • Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

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Summary

During the Middle Ages, travelers in Africa and Asia reported that "monstrous races" thrived beyond the boundaries of the known world. John B. Friedman offers an introspective look at these races and their interaction with Western art, literature, and philosophy.

Author Biography

John Block Friedman is visiting professor of English in Kent State University, Salem, and professor emeritus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(4)
The Plinian Races
5(21)
A Measure of Man
26(11)
At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners
37(22)
Missionaries and Pilgrims among the Monstrous Races
59(28)
Cain's Kin
87(21)
Signs of God's Will
108(23)
Exotic Peoples in Manuscript Illustration
131(32)
Monstrous Men as Noble Savages
163(15)
The Human Status of the Monstrous Races
178(19)
Epilogue 197(14)
Notes 211(48)
Bibliography 259(40)
Index 299

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