Nine Medieval Romances of Magic - Re-rhymed in Modern English (Paperback)

These new modern-English versions of medieval romances with magical themes bring the stories to life for modern readers. This book translates in modern English nine lively medieval verse romances, in a form that both reflects the original and makes them inviting to a modern audience. All nine tales contain elements of magic: shapeshifters, powerful fairies, trees that are portals to another world, magical armor, clothing, and animals. The romances address sexuality, agency, and identity-formation in unexpected ways. Part I begins with two versions of the story of a 'Loathly Lady' or shapeshifting hag that transforms into a beautiful woman: John Gower's ""Tale of Florent"" and Geoffrey Chaucer's ""Wife of Bath's Tale"". Three tales of fairy abductions follow: ""Thomas of Erceldoune"", ""The Ballad of Tam Lin"", and ""Sir Orfeo"". The final story in this group is Sir Launfal, about a destitute knight adopted by a fairy mistress. Part II contains four romances: ""Chaucer's parodic Sir Thopas"", in which the knight seeks a fairy mistress and arms to fight her guardian; ""Sir Gowther"", a tale that begins with a demonic birth and fairy abduction; ""Emare"", a Castaway Queen romance about a lady clothed in a magical love-cloth made by a Saracen princess; and, ""Floris and Blancheflour"", in which the girl Blancheflour is sold into Saracen slavery and her beloved Floris goes to rescue her.

General

Imprint:	Broadview Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	March 2010
First published:	March 2010
Authors:	Marijane Osborn
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-1-55111-997-7
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-55111-997-8
Barcode:	9781551119977

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!