The French tradition and the literature of medieval England / William Calin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calin, William, author.

Series:

University of Toronto Romance Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English literature.

English literature--French influences.

Anglo-Norman literature--History and criticism.

Anglo-Norman literature.

French literature--To 1500--History and criticism.

French literature.

Civilization, Medieval, in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (604 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1994.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Calin develops a synthesis of medieval French and English literature that will be especially useful for classroom study.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

PART 1: ANGLO-NORMAN NARRATIVE

Introduction

I. Romance

1. Marie de France

Lanval

Yonec

Chevrefoil

Laüstic

2. Le Roman de Tristan

Beroul

Thomas

3. Ipomedon

4. Amadas et Ydoine

5. Gui de Warewic

II. Vitae

Saint Lawrence

Saint Margaret

Saint Catherine

Saint Giles

Saint Mary of Egypt

Conclusion

PART 2: THE CONTINENTAL FRENCH LEGACY

1. Huon de Bordeaux

2. The Prose Lancelot

3. Le Roman de la Rose

Guillaume de Lorris

Jean de Meun

4. Guillaume de Digulleville

Pelerinage de la Vie humaine

Pelerinage de l'Ame

5. Machaut

Remede de Fortune

Le Jugement dou Roy de Navarre

La Fonteinne amoureuse

Le Voir Dit

6. Froissart

7. Chartier

PART 3: ENGLISH COURT POETRY

I. Chaucer

1. The Book of the Duchess

2. Prologue to the Legend of Good Women

3. The Canterbury Tales

The Reeve's Tale

The Merchant's Tale

The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale

The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale

The Franklin's Tale

The Manciple's Tale

II. Gower

1. Mirour de l'Omme

2. Cinkante Balades

3. Confessio Amantis

III. Hoccleve

1. The Letter of Cupid

2. Lyrics

3. La Male Regle

4. Regement of Princes

5. The Remonstrance against Oldcastle

6. The Series

PART 4: MIDDLE ENGLISH ROMANCE

I. Verse Romance

Theoretical Introduction

Ywain and Gawain

Sir Degare

The Earl of Toulouse

Floris and Blauncheflur

William of Palerne

Amis and Amiloun

Athelston

II. Prose Romance

Caxton

Malory

CONCLUSION

Notes

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-5984-X

1-4426-5525-9

OCLC:

903441080