Companion to Middle English Romance
Author : Henk Aertsen
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : Henk Aertsen
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : Roberta L. Krueger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2000-06-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521556873
This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Chapters describe the origins of early verse romance in twelfth-century French and Anglo-Norman courts and analyze the evolution of verse and prose romance in France, Germany, England, Italy, and Spain throughout the Middle Ages. The volume introduces a rich array of traditions and texts and offers fresh perspectives on the manuscript context of romance, the relationship of romance to other genres, popular romance in urban contexts, romance as mirror of familiar and social tensions, and the representation of courtly love, chivalry, 'other' worlds and gender roles. Together the essays demonstrate that European romances not only helped to promulgate the ideals of elite societies in formation, but also held those values up for questioning. An introduction, a chronology and a bibliography of texts and translations complete this lively, useful overview.
Author : Raluca L. Radulescu
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 38,8 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 184384270X
Popular romance was one of the most wide-spread forms of literature in the Middle Ages, yet despite its cultural centrality, and its fundamental importance for later literary developments, the genre has defied precise definition, its subject matter ranging from tales of chivalric adventure, to saintly women, and monsters that become human. The essays in this collection provide contexts, definitions, and explanations for the genre, particularly in an English context. Topics covered include genre and literary classification; race and ethnicity; gender; orality and performance; the romance and young readers; metre and form; printing culture; and reception.
Author : Larry Scanlon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 15,22 MB
Release : 2009-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0521841674
A wide-ranging survey of the most important medieval authors and genres, designed for students of English.
Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2009-10-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1405195525
A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350-c.1500 challenges readers to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture. Encourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature. Stresses the importance of constructing contexts for reading literature. Explores the extent to which medieval literature is in dialogue with other cultural products, including the literature of other countries, manuscripts and religion. Includes close readings of frequently-studied texts, including texts by Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain poet, and Hoccleve. Confronts some of the controversies that exercise students of medieval literature, such as those connected with literary theory, love, and chivalry and war.
Author : Candace Barrington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107180783
A comprehensive and wide-ranging account of the interrelationship between law and literature in Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Tudor England.
Author : Laura Lambdin
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 29,10 MB
Release : 2002-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Many of the contributors to this companion teach English at American universities. The volume, which provides undergraduates with an overview of the field, contains 19 chapters, each describing a different genre, including epic poetry, chronicle, Breton lay, balladry, and riddles. The chapters include a short bibliography; a more comprehensive bibliography appears at the end. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author : Roberta L. Krueger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1108479308
This new Companion introduces the most important medieval vernacular literary genre in Britain and continental Europe.
Author : Susan Signe Morrison
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 26,45 MB
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1785700804
What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvelous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today. Without those first courageous souls who worked in fields dominated by men, women might not have the presence they currently do in professions such as education, the law, and literature. Focusing on women from Western Europe between c. 300 and 1500 CE in the medieval period and richly carpeted with detail, A Medieval Woman’s Companion offers a wealth of information about real medieval women who are now considered vital for understanding the Middle Ages in a full and nuanced way. Short biographies of 20 medieval women illustrate how they have anticipated and shaped current concerns, including access to education; creative emotional outlets such as art, theater, romantic fiction, and music; marriage and marital rights; fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, contraception and gynecology; sex trafficking and sexual violence; the balance of work and family; faith; and disability. Their legacy abides until today in attitudes to contemporary women that have their roots in the medieval period. The final chapter suggests how 20th and 21st century feminist and gender theories can be applied to and complicated by medieval women's lives and writings. Doubly marginalized due to gender and the remoteness of the time period, medieval women’s accomplishments are acknowledged and presented in a way that readers can appreciate and find inspiring. Ideal for high school and college classroom use in courses ranging from history and literature to women's and gender studies, an accompanying website with educational links, images, downloadable curriculum guide, and interactive blog will be made available at the time of publication.
Author : Sarah Salih
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 30,98 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781843840725
The saints were the superheroes and the celebrities of medieval England, bridging the gap between heaven and earth, the living and the dead. A vast body of literature evolved during the middle ages to ensure that everyone, from kings to peasants, knew the stories of the lives, deaths and afterlives of the saints. However, despite its popularity and ubiquity, the genre of the Saint's Life has until recently been little studied. This collection introduces the canon of Middle English hagiography; places it in the context of the cults of saints; analyses key themes within hagiographic narrative, including gender, power, violence and history; and, finally, shows how hagiographic themes survived the Reformation. Overall it offers both information for those coming to the genre for the first time, and points forward to new trends in research. Dr SARAH SALIH is a Lecturer in English at the University of East Anglia. Contributors: SAMANTHA RICHES, MARY BETH LONG, CLAIRE M. WATERS, ROBERT MILLS, ANKE BERNAU, KATHERINE J. LEWIS, MATTHEW WOODCOCK