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OverviewThe Middle English popular romances enjoyed a wide appeal in later medieval Britain, and even today students of medieval literature will encounter examples of the genre, such as Sir Orfeo, Sir Tristrem, and Sir Launfal. This collection of twelve specially commissioned essays is designed to meet the need for a stimulating guide to the genre. Each essay introduces one popular romance, setting it in its literary and historical contexts, and develops an original interpretation that reveals the possibilities that popular romances offer for modern literary criticism. A substantial introduction by the editors discusses the production and transmission of popular romances in the Middle Ages, and considers the modern reception of popular romance and the interpretative challenges offered by new theoretical approaches. Accessible to advanced students of English, this book is also of interest to those working in the field of medieval studies, comparative literature, and popular culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ad Putter , Jane GilbertPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138159044ISBN 10: 1138159042 Pages: 310 Publication Date: 22 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Notes on references and abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1 Lai le Freine: The Female Foundling and the Prolem of Romance Genre Chapter 2 Lanval to Sir Laurifal: A Story Becomes Popular Chapter 3 The Tale ef Gamelyn: Class Warfare and the Embarrassments of Genre Chhapter 4 The Romance Hypothetical: Lordship and the Saracens in Sir Isumbras Chapter 5 Violence, Narrative and Proper Name: Sir Degare, 'The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney', and the Folie Tristan d'OxfOrd Chapter 6 Loving Beasts: The Romance of William ef Paleme Chapter 7: The Narrative Logic of Emare Chapter 8 Tiie Seege ef Troye: 'ff or wham was wakened al this wo'? Chapter 9 Romance and Its Discontents in Eger and Grime Chapter 10 From Beyond the Grave: Darkness at Noon in Tiie Awnfyrs qff Arthure Chapter 11 Gender, Oaths and Ambiguity in Sir Tristrem and Beroul's Roman de Tristan Chapter 12 Sir Difeo: Madness and Gender bliography Notes on contributors IndexReviews'.....these new essays offer varied and thoughtful approaches to a group of relatively little known romances, and are successful in demonstrating their interest for the literary critic as well as the historian or linguist.' Corinne Saunders, Notes and Queries. 'The book is worth recommending to students as an accessible starting point...' Christopher Dyer, University of Leicester 'The reading of the articles proves in itself to be an entertaining, aesthetically satisfying and scholarly redeeming act and whets the reader's appetitie for the original texts...' - Dr Thomas Honegger, Chair of Medieval Studies, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena. Author InformationAd Putter is Lecturer in the English Department of the University of Bristol, and also works for the Centre for Medieval Studies at Bristol. He is author of various books and articles on medieval literature, including An Introduction to the Gawain poet also published by Longman. Jane Gilbert is Lecturer in French at University College London. She is the author of several articles on medieval French and English romances. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |