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Medieval English romance in context / / Gail Ashton



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Autore: Ashton Gail <1957-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Medieval English romance in context / / Gail Ashton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum, 2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
Disciplina: 821.03309
Soggetto topico: English poetry - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism
Romance poetry - To 1500 - History and criticism
Romances, English - History and criticism
Classificazione: HH 4156
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
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ISBN: 1-282-87384-9
9786612873843
1-4411-2995-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822935703321
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Serie: Texts and contexts.