Writing the World in Early Medieval England
Discenza, Nicole Guenther (University of South Florida) / Estes, Heide (Monmouth University, New Jersey)
The early medieval English were far more diverse and better connected to a broader world. Their writings reveal substantial interest in Europe, Asia, and Africa while they situated themselves firmly within Christian Europe. They drew many ideas from textual sources and filled out their conceptions from their own travels and interactions with visitors. Chronicles, histories, poetry, homilies, saints' lives, and occasionally maps tell of peoples...
