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

• Autore: Lampert-Weissig Lisa
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 809.02
• Soggetto topico: Literature, Medieval - History and criticism - Theory, etc; Postcolonialism in literature; Medievalism; Postcolonialism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Medieval literature and postcolonial studies
• ISBN: 1-282-74970-6; 9786612749704; 0-7486-3719-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459419403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Postcolonial literary studies.