The Medieval Siege: Theme and Image in Middle English Romance (Oxford English Monographs) - Hardcover

Hebron, Malcolm

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198186207 ISBN 13: 9780198186205

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book is the first full-length study of the theme of the siege in Medieval literature. Close reading of selected Middle English romances shows how writers used descriptions of sieges to explore such subjects as military strategy, heroism, and chivalry. Drawing on a wide range of writings in several languages, Malcolm Hebron sets the romances in a broad context, providing important insight into the medieval imagination.

About this title

About the Author

Malcolm Hebron is an Assistant Teacher of English at Winchester College.

Review

`Wide ranging study ... a valuable survey of the representation and thematic uses of sieges in Middle English romances, which is thoroughly researched, clearly written, and refreshingly free of jargon. It contains, throughout, information and observations, particularly on several
little-dealt-with romances, which will be of interest to readers of medieval romance.'
Bonnie Millar, MLR, 94.3, 1999.

`Hebron felicitiously combines close reading of texts with references to military realities and cultural values in this well-informed and judicious book.'
Forum for Modern Language Studies Vol.36 No.2

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0198186207
• ISBN 13: 9780198186205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200