Can We Talk Mediterranean?

1. Why the Mediterranean?
Brian A. Catlos

2. The Thalassal Optic
Cecily J. Hilsdale

3. Negotiating the Corrupting Sea: Literature in and of the Medieval Mediterranean
Sharon Kinoshita

4. Desiderata for the Study of Early Modern Art of the Mediterranean
Claire Farago

5. The Maritime, the Ecological, the Cultural—and the Fig Leaf: Prospects for Medieval Mediterranean Studies
Peregrine Horden

6. Beneath the Surface: Responses and Queries
The Panelists & Audience

7. Reflections: Talking Mediterranean
Brian A. Catlos, Cecily J. Hilsdale, Peregrine Horden, Sharon Kinoshita

Keywords: History, History of Early Modern Europe, Cultural History, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, European Culture