Table of Contents

I. Introduction


II. Texts and Contexts


Passage 1: Tafur tells about the Genoese at Famagusta and about the Mala Paga prison


Passage 2: Tafur stops at Cyprus en route to Jerusalem


Passage 3: Tafur returns to Cyprus for permission to visit Mount Sinai


Passage 4: The King of Cyprus sends Tafur on a mission to the Sultan of Egypt


Passage 5: Tafur mentions Cyprus to Niccolo Conti


Passage 6: Tafur returns the Sultan's reply to Cyprus


Passage 7: Tafur mentions how Cypriots live in Venice


III. Appendices


Appendix 1: Larkin's Transcript of the Cyprus Passages


Appendix 2: Monstrelet on the capture of King Janus of Cyprus


Appendix 3: Johnes's English translation of Monstrelet


IV. Notes


Bibliography


Index

About the Author

Colbert I. Nepaulsingh is Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He is based in the Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies Department. His research fields include Medieval Spanish literature and culture and the influence of medieval Spain on the New World.

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