A Companion to Medieval Popular Romance (Hardcover)

A comprehensive guide to the medieval popular romance, one of the age's most important literary forms. Popular romance was one of the most wide-spread forms of literature in the middle ages, yet despite its cultural centrality, and its fundamental importance for later literary developments, the genre has defied precise definition,its subject matter ranging from tales of chivalric adventure, to saintly women, and monsters who become human. The essays in this collection seek to provide an inclusive and thorough examination of romance. They provide contexts,definitions, and explanations for the genre, particularly in, but not limited to, an English context. Topics covered include genre and literary classification; race and ethnicity; gender; orality and performance; the romance and young readers; metre and form; printing culture; and reception. CONTRIBUTORS: ROSALIND FIELD, RALUCA L. RADULESCU, MALDWYN MILLS, GILLIAN ROGERS, JENNIFER FELLOWS, THOMAS H. CROFTS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE, JOANNE CHARBONNEAU,DESIREE CROMWELL, AD PUTTER, KARL REICHL, PHILLIPA HARDMAN, CORY JAMES RUSHTON

General

Imprint:	D.S. Brewer
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Medieval Romance
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	August 2009
Editors:	Raluca Radulescu • Cory James Rushton (Customer)
Contributors:	Ad Putter • Cory James Rushton (Customer) • Desiree Cromwell (Contributor) • Gillian E Rogers • Jennifer Fellows • Joanne A Charbonneau (Contributor) • Karl Reichl • Maldwyn Mills
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-84384-192-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	1-84384-192-4
Barcode:	9781843841920

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