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The Travels of Nikandros Noukios of Corfu

John Muir

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English

Routledge
22 March 2022

Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Social & cultural history; Classic travel writing

Series: Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London

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.

By: John Muir
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 22
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032191218
ISBN 10: 103219121X
Series: Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 22 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction and Notes / The Travels of Nikandros Noukios of Corfu (translation) / Book 1 / Book 2 / Book 3 / Abbreviations and reference usages / Notes to the translation / Map

John Muir taught at King’s College London of which he is a Fellow. He was joint editor of Greece & Rome, and his publications include Greek Religion and Society (ed. with P.E. Easterling), Alcidamas: the Works and Fragments, and Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World.