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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784928103321

Autore

Lampert-Weissig Lisa

Titolo

Medieval literature and postcolonial studies [[electronic resource] /] / Lisa Lampert-Weissig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-74970-6

9786612749704

0-7486-3719-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Postcolonial literary studies

Disciplina

809.02

Soggetti

Literature, Medieval - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Postcolonialism in literature

Medievalism

Postcolonialism

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

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Prologue; 1. The Future of the Past; 2. Medieval Intersections; 3. The Dark Continent of Europe; References; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to postcolonial medieval studies and examines the historical connections between postcolonial studies and medieval studies. Lisa Lampert-Weissig provides new readings of medieval texts including Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Mandeville's Travels and Guillaume de Palerne, a romance about werewolves set in Norman Sicily. In addition, she examines Walter Scott's Ivanhoe from the perspective of postcolonial medieval studies, as well contemporary novels by Salman Rushdie, Tariq Ali, Juan Goytisolo, and Amitav Ghosh.