LEADER 03059nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910785365503321 005 20230725025504.0 010 $a1-282-87384-9 010 $a9786612873843 010 $a1-4411-2995-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000056465 035 $a(EBL)601622 035 $a(OCoLC)676698590 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422961 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11262974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422961 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10431927 035 $a(PQKB)10979075 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601622 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL601622 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10427675 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287384 035 $a(OCoLC)893335041 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000056465 100 $a20091026d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMedieval English romance in context$b[electronic resource] /$fGail Ashton 210 $aLondon $cContinuum$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (172 p.) 225 1 $aTexts and contexts 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84706-249-0 311 $a1-84706-250-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aMedieval Romance in Context is a clear, accessible and concise introduction to medieval English verse romantic texts and their wider contexts. It begins by introducing key issues and events that impacted on romance writing and its reception such as chivalric ideals, the Black Death, wars and 'Englishness' as well as key literary issues such as medieval manuscript production and its transmission. Close readings of key texts - including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Breton lays and Chaucer's The Man of Law's Tale - highlight generic features and issues like family drama, space and time, and 410 0$aTexts and contexts. 606 $aEnglish poetry$yMiddle English, 1100-1500$xHistory and criticism 606 $aRomance poetry$yTo 1500$xHistory and criticism 606 $aRomances, English$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aEnglish poetry$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aRomance poetry$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aRomances, English$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a821.03309 686 $aHH 4156$2rvk 700 $aAshton$b Gail$f1957-$01492664 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785365503321 996 $aMedieval English romance in context$93832310 997 $aUNINA