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Medieval English literature / edited by Beatrice Fannon.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New casebooks (Palgrave (Firm))
- New casebooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
- English literature--Middle English.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 256 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Palgrave, 2016.
- Summary:
- "This New Casebook brings together a wide range of original, scholarly essays on key figures and topics in medieval literature by leading academics. The volume examines major authors such as Chaucer, Langland and the Gawain Poet, and covers key topics in medieval literature, including gender, class, courtly and popular culture, and religion"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Series Editor's PrefaceNotes on ContributorsChronologyIntroduction: The Challenges and Rewards of Medieval English Literature; Beatrice Fannon PART I: READING MEDIEVAL ROMANCE1. The Ownsership of Literature: Medieval Literature in its Historical Context; John Hines 2. Liminality in Middle English Arthurian Romances; Raluca Radulescu3. Shifting Identities and Lanscapes in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Gillian Rudd4. Untraditional Medieval Literature: Romance, Fabliaux, Robin Hood and 'King and Subject' Ballads; Stephen KnightPART II: CHAUCER5. Politics in the Reign of Richard II and the Works of Chaucer; Helen Phillips6. The Consolations and Conflicts of History: Chaucer's 'Monk's Tale'; Rob Gossedge7. Authors and Readers in Chaucer's House of Fame; Lewis Beer8. Tie Knots and Slip Knots: Sexual Difference and Memory in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde; Ruth Evans9. Chaucer and the Poetics of Gold; Valerie AllenPART III: RELIGIOUS TEXTS AND CONTEXTS10. The Torment of the Cross: Perspectives on the Crucifixion in Medieval Lyric and Drama; Beatrice Fannon11. Encountering Piers Plowman; Catherine Batt12. Work in Progress: Spiritual Authorship and the Middle English Mystics; Roger Ellis13. Women's Voices in Middle English Literature: Who Gets to Speak and How?; Sheila Fisher 14. History, Frescoes, and Reading the Middle Ages: A Final Note; Martin CoyleFurther ReadingIndex.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137469588
- 1137469587
- 9781137469595
- 1137469595
- OCLC:
- 917340327
- Publisher Number:
- 40025658539
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