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The giant hero in medieval literature / / by Tina Marie Boyer



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Autore: Boyer Tina Marie Visualizza persona
Titolo: The giant hero in medieval literature / / by Tina Marie Boyer Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
Disciplina: 809.93352
Soggetto topico: German literature - Middle High German, 1050-1500 - History and criticism
Giants in literature
Heroes in literature
Outsiders in literature
Arthurian romances - History and criticism
French literature - To 1500 - History and criticism
Civilization, Medieval, in literature
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: Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Giant in the Medieval Mind -- 2 The Monster from the Outside -- 3 Misplaced Loyalties and Evil Minions -- 4 A Fighter for Court and Hero -- 5 Of Monstrous Courts and Heroes -- 6 The Questing Giant -- Conclusion -- Figures -- Bibliography -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: In The Giant Hero in Medieval Literature Tina Boyer counters the monstrous status of giants by arguing that they are more broadly legible than traditionally believed. Building on an initial analysis of St. Augustine’s City of God , Bernard of Clairvaux’s deliberations on monsters and marvels, and readings in Tomasin von Zerclaere’s Welsche Gast provide insights into the spectrum of antagonistic and heroic roles that giants play in the courtly realm. This approach places the figure of the giant within the cultural and religious confines of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and allows an in-depth analysis of epics and romances through political, social, religious, and gender identities tied to the figure of the giant. Sources range from German to French, English, and Iberian works.
Titolo autorizzato: The giant hero in medieval literature  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 90-04-31641-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910511476403321
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Serie: Explorations in Medieval Culture ; 2.