Telling Tales and Crafting Books - Essays in Honor of Thomas H. Ohlgren (Hardcover, New Ed)

The great corpus that is medieval literature contains, at its very center, the tale. These verse and prose fictional narratives, as well as stories that are grounded in some degree of historical truth, are the foundation of what readers, scholars, and enthusiasts often point to as signifiers of the medieval age. These tales - from the skillfully crafted to the more rudimentary and plain - often make familiar to modern readers what seems so distant and foreign about the Middle Ages. This volume of essays focuses on the tale and its ability to create "mirth," what modern audiences would often define as "happiness" or "joy," and the significance that the book has had on the transference of this mirth to audiences. This volume also celebrates the scholarship of Thomas H. Ohlgren, a medievalist whose work encompasses a number of different areas, but at its center lives the power of the tale and its ability to create a lasting impression on readers, both medieval and modern.

General

Imprint:	Medieval Institute Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures
Release date:	July 2016
Editors:	Dorsey Armstrong • Shaun. F. D Hughes • Alexander L Kaufman
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	404
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-58044-219-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Promotions
LSN:	1-58044-219-6
Barcode:	9781580442190

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