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Fairies in medieval romance / James Wade.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wade, James, 1980-
- Series:
- New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- The new Middle Ages
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Romances, English--History and criticism.
- Romances, English.
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Romances--History and criticism.
- Romances.
- Fairies in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 212 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Summary:
- This study offers new approaches for considering the unique narrative possibilities of fairies in medieval romance, from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britannie to Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur. James Wade provides a counter-reading to theories of the Celtic origins of medieval fairies and suggests ways in which these unusual figures can help us think about the internal logics of medieval romance. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction: internal folklore
- Fairies and humans between possible worlds
- Avalon: simulacra and fictional facts
- Beyond orthodoxy: tests and quests
- Fairy mistresses: gifts and taboos
- Concllusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230110205
- 0230110207
- OCLC:
- 671386096
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