Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript
Author : Thomas Percy
Publisher :
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 49,37 MB
Release : 1868
Category : Ballads, English
ISBN :
Folio Manuscript: Ballads and romances
Author : Thomas Percy
Publisher :
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 36,69 MB
Release : 1868
Category : Ballads, English
ISBN :
Book Description
English Manuscript Studies, 1100-1700
Author : Peter Beal
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780802005717
Book Description
Encompassing the study of manuscripts produced in the British Isles between the Conquest and the end of the seventeenth century, this series provides a forum for the interdisciplinary investigation of both medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.
Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript
Author : Frederick James Furnivall
Publisher : Hansebooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 2017-04-12
Category :
ISBN : 9783744775045
Book Description
Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript - Ballads and romances is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Arthur of the English
Author : W R J Barron
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,80 MB
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1786837404
Book Description
This first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian literature in the English language up until the end of the Middle Ages is now available for the first time in paperback. English people think of Arthur as their own – stamped on the landscape in scores of place-names, echoed in the names of princes even today. Yet some would say the English were the historical Arthur’s bitterest enemies and usurpers of his heritage. The process by which Arthurian legends have become an important part of England’s cultural heritage is traced in this book. Previous studies have concentrated on the handful of chivalric romances, which have given the impression that Arthur is a hero of romantic escapism. This study seeks to provide a more comprehensive and insightful look at the English Arthurian legends and how they evolved. It focuses primarily upon the literary aspects of Arthurian legend, but it also makes some important political and social observations.
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms
ISBN :
Book Description
Sentimental and Humorous Romances
Author : Erik Kooper
Publisher : Medieval Institute Publications
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1580444342
Book Description
This volume presents a unique collection of Middle English romances, each with a different view of society. One of the oldest English romances, Floris and Blancheflour, presents a tale of oriental wonders: a harem, an emir who never lacks a wife, eunuchs, and a garden housing a magical tree and spring. Sir Degrevant relates a tale of country nobility and marriage between the low and high ranks, while realistically illustrating their status and the ever-present issues of love and battle; The Squire of Low Degree is a poem about social mobility and the difference between reputation and wealth. The Tournament of Tottenham and its likely continuation, The Feast of Tottenham , are excellent examples of burlesque where the humor is inescapable: the bumpkin heroes in their stuffed sheepskins fighting with flails for the reeve's daughter, who is watching them with her pet hen on her lap, are a spectacle not easily forgotten. - from the Introduction
Catalogue
Author : Maggs Bros
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 23,61 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
ISBN :
Book Description
Maggs Bros. Catalogues
Author : Maggs Bros
Publisher :
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 10,31 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN :
Book Description
A Companion to Medieval Popular Romance
Author : Raluca L. Radulescu
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 184384270X
Book Description
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.
