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The sinful knights : a study of Middle English penitential romance
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hopkins, Andrea, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Romances, English--History and criticism.
- Romances, English.
- Christian poetry, English (Middle)--History and criticism.
- Christian poetry, English (Middle).
- Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
- Knights and knighthood in literature.
- Repentance in literature.
- Penance in literature.
- Sin in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Other Title:
- sinful knights
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1990.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A study of a small group of middle English romances which concern themselves with the sin, repentance and atonement of their heroes. Despite being few in number they form a coherent and distinctive group and have never previously been studied in association with each other.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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