A medieval storybook

A medieval storybook / selected and edited by Morris Bishop ; drawings by Alison Mason Kingsbury.

From the rich store of medieval tales, Morris Bishop brings together a delightful collection of thirty-five stories. Some are romantic, some religious, some realistic, some even scurrilous. There are merry tales and moral tales, sagas, allegories, and fables. They vary widely in theme and their char...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bishop, Morris, 1893-1973, Kingsbury, Alison Mason, 1898-1988
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013]
Series:Cornell paperbacks
Subjects:
Tales, Medieval.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Medieval.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
Tales, Medieval
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • I. Romances of King Arthur's Count
  • The Story of Merlin
  • The Sword in the Stone
  • Launcelot, Elaine, and Guenever
  • Tristan's End
  • II. Adventures and Escapades
  • The Story of Frithjof and Ingebjorg
  • Amleth's Revenge
  • A Knight Who Made a Bargain with a Merchant
  • A Story of beyond the Sea
  • The Cruelty of Francesco Orsini
  • A Night in Naples
  • III. Lovers' Weal and Woe
  • The Dapple-Gray Palfrey
  • The Lay of the Nightingale
  • The Falcon
  • IV. Wonders and Prodigies
  • The Life of Saint Brandon
  • The Famous History of Friar Bacon
  • V. Moral Tales
  • The Execrable Devices of Old Women
  • Of the Cunning of the Devil, and of the Secret Judgments of God
  • Of the Transgressions and Wounds of the Soul
  • Of Extreme Fear
  • The Marvelous Conversion of the Blessed Hildegund, Virgin
  • The Cleric Who Deflowered a Jewish Maiden
  • How the Novice Theobald Conquered His Pride
  • Friar Juniper
  • VI. Merry Tales and Salty Fictions
  • Of the Churl Who Won Paradise
  • A Dean and a Magician
  • King Ben Abit and Queen Romaquia
  • A Profound Judgment
  • The Pear Tree
  • Fra Cipolla
  • A Father's Wise Counsel
  • The Rustic Ambassadors
  • The Noble Crest
  • Sacchetti and the Astrologer
  • The Blind Man of Orvieto
  • The Reeve's Tale.

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