LEADER 03596nam 22006612 450 001 9910450156703321 005 20151005020620.0 010 $a1-107-12023-3 010 $a0-511-01394-9 010 $a1-280-15910-3 010 $a0-511-11862-7 010 $a0-511-15643-X 010 $a0-511-32899-0 010 $a0-511-48583-2 010 $a0-511-04593-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000002929 035 $a(EBL)202378 035 $a(OCoLC)475917784 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279459 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11194520 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279459 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10268331 035 $a(PQKB)11356972 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511485831 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC202378 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL202378 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5007863 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15910 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000002929 100 $a20090226d2000|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFictions of identity in medieval France /$fDonald Maddox$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (xx, 295 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in medieval literature ;$v43 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-02638-5 311 $a0-521-78105-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-289) and index. 327 $aCover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION Identity and encounter in medieval literature; 1 The specular encounter in fictions of reciprocity: the Lais of Marie de France; 2 The specular encounter in Arthurian romance; 3 From encounter to specular encounter in fictions of the courtly tryst; 4 The specular encounter in fictions of lineage; AFTERWORD The specular encounter in perspective; Appendix; Notes; Select bibliography; Index 330 $aIn this study of vernacular French narrative from the twelfth century through the later Middle Ages, first published in 2000, Donald Maddox considers the construction of identity in a wide range of fictions. He focuses on crucial encounters, widespread in medieval literature, in which characters are informed about fundamental aspects of their own circumstances and selfhood. These always arresting and highly significant moments of 'specular' encounter are examined in numerous Old and Middle French romances, hagiographic texts, epics and brief narratives. Maddox discloses the key role of identity in an original reading of the Lais of Marie de France as a unified collection, as well as in Arthurian literature, fictions of the courtly tryst, genealogies and medieval family romance. The study offers many new perspectives on the poetic and cultural implications of identity as an imaginary construct during the long formative period of French literature. 410 0$aCambridge studies in medieval literature ;$v43. 606 $aFrench literature$yTo 1500$xHistory and criticism 606 $aIdentity (Psychology) in literature 615 0$aFrench literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aIdentity (Psychology) in literature. 676 $a843.109 700 $aMaddox$b Donald$0220980 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450156703321 996 $aFictions of identity in medieval France$92483664 997 $aUNINA