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Tradition and Transformation in Medieval Romance

By Rosalind Field

Tradition and Transformation in Medieval Romance

By Rosalind Field

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From the insular romance of the twelfth century (vital to an understanding of the literary and historical context of medieval English literature) to the era of the printed book, romance challenges generic definition, audience expectation and established scholarly approaches. This third volume of papers from the regular conference on Romance in Medieval England uses a broad range of material and methodologies to illuminate the subject. Topics include the strategies and audiences of crusading romances, the deployment by Chaucer and Gower of romance theme and style, a re-evaluation of the text of Gamelyn, and the shifting generic boundaries between romance, exemplum and legal narrative. Other papers explore the transformation of traditional material on the revenant dead and the divided family from ancient literary texts to the prose romances of the sixteenth century.
Product details
Number of Pages:
190
Release Date:
1999-11-01
Publication Date:
1999-09-02
Publisher:
D.S.Brewer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0859915530
ISBN13:
9780859915533
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
455 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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