The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne
tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from
the Chanson de Roland to Caxton. The Matter of France, the
legendary history of Charlemagne, had a central but now largely
unrecognised place in the multilingual culture of medieval England.
From the early claim in the Chanson de Roland that Charlemagne held
England as his personal domain, to the later proliferation of
Middle English romances of Charlemagne, the materials are woven
into the insular political and cultural imagination. However,
unlike the wide range of continental French romances, the insular
tradition concentrates on stories of a few heroic characters:
Roland, Fierabras, Otinel. Why did writers and audiences in England
turn again and again to these narratives, rewriting and
reinterpreting them for more than two hundred years? This book is
the first full-length study of the tradition. It investigates the
currency and impact of the Matter of France with equal attention to
English and French-language texts, setting each individual
manuscript or early printed text in its contemporary cultural and
political context. The narratives are revealed to be
extraordinarily adaptable, using the iconic opposition between
Carolingian and Saracen heroes to reflect concerns with national
politics, religious identity, the future of Christendom, chivalry
and ethics, and monarchy and treason.
General
| Imprint: |
D.S. Brewer
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures |
| Release date: |
April 2021 |
| First published: |
2017 |
| Authors: |
Phillipa Hardman
• Marianne Ailes
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
489 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84384-601-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-84384-601-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781843846017 |
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