In the early modern period, the population of England travelled more than is often now thought, by road and by water: from members of the gentry travelling for

Travel literature was one of the most popular literary genres of the early modern era. This book examines how concepts of national identity, imperialism, coloni

Offers new ways to conceptualize the relationship between early modern travel and drama, and re-assesses how travel drama is defined.

Popular English travel guides from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries asserted that women who wandered too far afield were invariably suspicious, dishonest

Drawing on a wide range of drama from across the seventeenth century, including works by Marlowe, Heywood, Jonson, Brome, Davenant, Dryden and Behn, this book s