Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to share news of the publication of my book, Writing Europe in Renaissance France: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-writing-europe-in-renaissance-france.html. This book explores representations of Europe in sixteenth and early-seventeenth century French writing to argue that Europe as an idea evolved in productive dialogue with emerging national consciousness, not as an alternative to the nation state.
Analysing literary texts alongside works of travel, geography, history and politics, the book demonstrates how ideas of Europe were shaped by real and imagined journeys across the globe and adapted across a range of discursive contexts for varied purposes. Using the notion of ‘imagined geography’ to present a conceptual map of what Europe looked like from different points across the globe, each chapter examines representations of the continent through the lens of one location (Brazil, Constantinople, Malta, Geneva).
In a period of great intellectual transformation, as new interactions with cultures overseas reshaped how the wider world was understood, the book’s focus on nationhood uncovers how as the idea of Europe developed, it emerged as a contested notion and an issue of debate.
All the best,
Niall
Dr Niall Oddy SFHEA (he/him), Staff Tutor and Lecturer
Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
open.ac.uk/scotland
The Open University in Scotland,
10 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7QJ
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