Retelling the Tale - An Introduction to Medieval French Literature (Paperback)

This accessible introduction to medieval French literature concentrates on how to enjoy reading this lively and influential literary tradition. Rather than offering a conventional literary history, Simon Gaunt suggests strategies for reading medieval French texts, many of which retell traditional stories. He shows that although many early texts allude to oral sources for these stories, they belong to a sophisticated and witty written culture that revels in knowledge of competing interpretations of the same story and in the intellectual games that writing enables. Retelling the Tale gives those coming to medieval French literature for the first time a clear sense of how stimulating and enjoyable these texts can be.

General

Imprint:	Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2001
First published:	July 2001
Authors:	Simon Gaunt
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-2925-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	0-7156-2925-5
Barcode:	9780715629253

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