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Medieval English Romance in Context
By (author) Dr Gail Ashton
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This book presents an introduction to the key texts and historical, cultural and critical contexts of medieval romance. ""Medieval English Romance in Context"" is a clear, accessible and concise introduction to medieval English verse romantic texts and their wider contexts. It begins by introducing key issues and events that impacted on romance writing and its reception such as chivalric ideals, the Black Death, wars and 'Englishness' as well as key literary issues such as medieval manuscript production and its transmission. Close readings of key texts - including ""Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"", Breton lays and Chaucer's ""The Man of Law's Tale"" - highlight generic features and issues like family drama, space and time, and nationhood. The final section introduces key critical interpretations from different perspectives including gender and queer theory, and post-colonialism in medieval studies. A chapter on afterlives and adaptations explores reinterpretations of medieval romance and the Arthurian cycles in a range of popular texts and narratives from Doctor Who to Batman. 'Review, Reading and Research' sections give suggestions for further reading, discussion and research. Introducing texts, contexts and criticism, this is a lively and up-to-date resource for anyone studying Medieval English Romance. ""Texts and Contexts"" is a series of clear, concise and accessible introductions to key literary fields and concepts. The series provides the literary, critical, historical context for texts and authors in a specific literary area in a way that introduces a range of work in the field and enables further independent study and reading.
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published date | 11 Feb 2010
Language | English
Format | Hardback
Pages | 176
Dimensions | 216 x 138 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-8470-6249-9
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BISAC | literary criticism / poetry
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