Medieval English romance in context

Medieval English romance in context / Gail Ashton.

Medieval Romance in Context is an 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 k...

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Main Author: Ashton, Gail, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Continuum, ©2010.
Series:Texts and contexts (Continuum (Firm))
Subjects:
To 1500
Geschichte 1100-1500.
English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Romance-language poetry > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Romances, English > History and criticism.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature
English poetry > Middle English
Romance-language poetry
Romances, English
Romance
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Social and cultural context
  • Literary context and material culture
  • Genre and intertextuality
  • Scripting identities : private and public worlds
  • Critical contexts
  • Afterlives and adaptations.

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