Medieval English romance in context / Gail Ashton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashton, Gail, 1957-

Series:

Texts and contexts.

Texts and contexts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Romance-language poetry--To 1500--History and criticism.

Romance-language poetry.

Romances, English--History and criticism.

Romances, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medieval Romance in Context is a clear, accessible and concise introduction to medieval English verse romantic texts and their wider contexts. It begins by introducing key issues and events that impacted on romance writing and its reception such as chivalric ideals, the Black Death, wars and 'Englishness' as well as key literary issues such as medieval manuscript production and its transmission. Close readings of key texts - including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Breton lays and Chaucer's The Man of Law's Tale - highlight generic features and issues like family drama, space and time, and

Contents:

Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART ONE: CONTEXTS; Chapter 1: Social and Cultural Context; Chapter 2: Literary Context and Material Culture; PART TWO: TEXTS; Chapter 3: Genre and Intertextuality; Chapter 4: Scripting Identities: Private and Public Worlds; PART THREE: WIDER CONTEXTS; Chapter 5: Critical Contexts; Chapter 6: Afterlives and Adaptations; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612873843

9781282873841

1282873849

9781441129956

1441129952

OCLC:

676698590