Difficult Pasts - Post-Reformation Memory and the Medieval Romance (Hardcover)

What happened to the medieval romance genre during and after the Protestant Reformation in England? Who read these works; who printed them; and what did they mean to the varied audiences encountering them? Through a cross-temporal study using book history, reception history and cultural memory studies, this book argues that the medieval romances printed across the early modern period provided a flexible space for post-Reformation readers to negotiate their relationships with the recent 'medieval' past, a past that was becoming, for some, increasingly distanced from the present. In exploring the complex entanglements of time and technology that accrue on the pages of the post-Reformation romance book, Difficult Pasts offers an interdisciplinary framework for better understanding the role of physical books and imaginative forms in grappling with a 'difficult' past. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
Release date:	February 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Mimi Ensley (Assistant Professor)
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5789-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	1-5261-5789-6
Barcode:	9781526157898

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