Arthurian Literature XIX - Comedy in Arthurian Literature (Hardcover)

Articles on comedy in Arthurian romance - French, Dutch, Italian, Scottish and English. The texts analyzed underline the wide dissemination of the Arthurian story in medieval and post-medieval Europe, from Scotland to Italy, while the various analyses of the manifestations of comedy refute the notion of romance as ahumourless genre. Indeed, the comic treatment of conventional themes and motifs appears to be not only characteristic of later romance but an essential element of the genre from its beginnings and from its earliest development. Authors of Arthurian romance, from Chretien de Troyes to Malory, writing in French, Italian, Middle Dutch, and Middle English, and the creators of an Irish prose-tale, all question the fundamental assumptions of romance and romancevalues through the medium of comedy. The theme of comedy in Arthurian romance has been developed from the orignal session at the Arthurian Congress in Toulouse. Contributors: ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD, FRANK BRANDSMA, CHRISTINE FERLAMPIN-ACHER, LINDA GOWANS, DONALD L. HOFFMAN, MARGOLEIN HOGENBIRK, NORRIS J. LACY, MARILYN LAWRENCE, BENEDICTE MILLAND-BOVE, PETER S. NOBLE, KAREN PRATT, ANGELICA RIEGER, ELIZABETH S. SKLAR, FRANCESCO ZAMBON.

General

Imprint:	D.S. Brewer
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Arthurian Literature
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Keith Busby (Contributor) • Roger Dalrymple
Contributors:	Angelica Rieger • Benedicte Milland-Bove • Christine Ferlampin-Acher • Donald L. Hoffman • Elizabeth Archibald • Elizabeth S. Sklar (Contributor) • Francesco Zambon • Frank Brandsma
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-85991-745-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85991-745-2
Barcode:	9780859917452

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