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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459126703321

Autore

Ashton Gail <1957->

Titolo

Medieval English romance in context [[electronic resource] /] / Gail Ashton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2010

ISBN

1-282-87384-9

9786612873843

1-4411-2995-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Collana

Texts and contexts

Disciplina

821.03309

Soggetti

English poetry - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism

Romance poetry - To 1500 - History and criticism

Romances, English - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART ONE: CONTEXTS; Chapter 1: Social and Cultural Context; Chapter 2: Literary Context and Material Culture; PART TWO: TEXTS; Chapter 3: Genre and Intertextuality; Chapter 4: Scripting Identities: Private and Public Worlds; PART THREE: WIDER CONTEXTS; Chapter 5: Critical Contexts; Chapter 6: Afterlives and Adaptations; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Medieval Romance in Context is a clear, accessible and concise introduction to medieval English verse romantic texts and their wider contexts. It begins by introducing key issues and events that impacted on romance writing and its reception such as chivalric ideals, the Black Death, wars and 'Englishness' as well as key literary issues such as medieval manuscript production and its transmission. Close readings of key texts - including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Breton lays and Chaucer's The Man of Law's Tale - highlight generic features and issues like family drama, space and time, and