The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance
Title The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance PDF eBook
Author Roberta L. Krueger
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 182
Release 2000-06-22
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 9780521556873

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This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Chapters describe the origins of early verse romance in twelfth-century French and Anglo-Norman courts and analyze the evolution of verse and prose romance in France, Germany, England, Italy, and Spain throughout the Middle Ages. The volume introduces a rich array of traditions and texts and offers fresh perspectives on the manuscript context of romance, the relationship of romance to other genres, popular romance in urban contexts, romance as mirror of familiar and social tensions, and the representation of courtly love, chivalry, 'other' worlds and gender roles. Together the essays demonstrate that European romances not only helped to promulgate the ideals of elite societies in formation, but also held those values up for questioning. An introduction, a chronology and a bibliography of texts and translations complete this lively, useful overview.

The New Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance

The New Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance
Title The New Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance PDF eBook
Author Roberta L. Krueger
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 327
Release 2023-05-25
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1108807674

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This new Companion provides a broad and perceptive overview of the most important vernacular literary genre of the Middle Ages. Freshly commissioned, original chapters from seventeen leading scholars introduce students and general readers to the form's poetics, narrative voice and manuscript contexts, as well as its relationship to the Mediterranean world, race, gender and the emotions, among many other topics. Providing fresh perspectives on the first pan-European literary movement, essays range across a broad geographical area, including England, France, Italy, Germany and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as a varied linguistic spectrum, including Arabic, Hebrew and Yiddish. Exploring the celebration of chivalric ideals and courtly refinements, the volume excavates the tensions and traumas lying beneath decorous surface appearances. An introduction, bibliography of texts and translations as well as chapter-by-chapter reading lists complete this essential guide.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Literature 1100-1500

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Literature 1100-1500
Title The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Literature 1100-1500 PDF eBook
Author Larry Scanlon
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 315
Release 2009-06-18
Genre History
ISBN 0521841674

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A wide-ranging survey of the most important medieval authors and genres, designed for students of English.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature
Title The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature PDF eBook
Author Candace Barrington
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 235
Release 2019-08-08
Genre Law
ISBN 1107180783

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A comprehensive and wide-ranging account of the interrelationship between law and literature in Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Tudor England.

The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend

The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend
Title The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Archibald
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 287
Release 2009-09-10
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0521860598

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Covers the evolution of the legend over time and analyses the major themes that have emerged.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature
Title The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature PDF eBook
Author Simon Gaunt
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages
Release 2008-04-10
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 9781139827874

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Medieval French literature encompasses 450 years of literary output in Old and Middle French, mostly produced in Northern France and England. These texts, including courtly lyrics, prose and verse romances, dits amoureux and plays, proved hugely influential for other European literary traditions in the medieval period and beyond. This Companion offers a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to literature composed in medieval French from its beginnings in the ninth century until the Renaissance. The essays are grounded in detailed analysis of canonical texts and authors such as the Chanson de Roland, the Roman de la Rose, Villon's Testament, Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut, Christine de Pisan and the Tristan romances. Featuring a chronology and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal companion for students and scholars in other fields wishing to discover the riches of the French medieval tradition.

The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature
Title The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature PDF eBook
Author Edward James
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 297
Release 2012-01-26
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1107493730

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Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular end. The book is edited by the same pair who produced The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (winner of a Hugo Award in 2005).