03063nam 2200649Ia 450 991045912670332120200520144314.01-282-87384-997866128738431-4411-2995-2(CKB)2670000000056465(EBL)601622(OCoLC)676698590(SSID)ssj0000422961(PQKBManifestationID)11262974(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422961(PQKBWorkID)10431927(PQKB)10979075(MiAaPQ)EBC601622(Au-PeEL)EBL601622(CaPaEBR)ebr10427675(CaONFJC)MIL287384(OCoLC)893335041(EXLCZ)99267000000005646520091026d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedieval English romance in context[electronic resource] /Gail AshtonLondon Continuum20101 online resource (172 p.)Texts and contextsDescription based upon print version of record.1-84706-249-0 1-84706-250-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; WMedieval 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, andTexts and contexts.English poetryMiddle English, 1100-1500History and criticismRomance poetryTo 1500History and criticismRomances, EnglishHistory and criticismElectronic books.English poetryHistory and criticism.Romance poetryHistory and criticism.Romances, EnglishHistory and criticism.821.03309Ashton Gail1957-903711MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459126703321Medieval English romance in context2020050UNINA