A COMPANION TO MEDIEVAL POPULAR ROMANCE.

RADULESCU, Raluca L., Cory Rushton.

ISBN 10: 1843841924 / ISBN 13: 9781843841920

Published by D. S. Brewer, Cambridge,, 2009

About this Item

First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. Original publishers maroon cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Popular romance was one of the most widespread 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. ISBN: 1843841924 Pages: 224 Fine in fine dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A COMPANION TO MEDIEVAL POPULAR ROMANCE.
• Publisher: D. S. Brewer, Cambridge,
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843841924
• ISBN 13: 9781843841920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medieval
  • History

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Synopsis

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

About the Authors

Dr Raluca Radulescu is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Bangor University

Ad Putter is Professor of Medieval English at the University of Bristol, UK, co-director of Bristol's Centre for Medieval Studies, and Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author and editor of numerous books, with a particular interest in Medieval Romance texts and the works of the Gawain poet. He is currently leading a research project on the literary heritage of Anglo-Dutch relations.

PHILLIPA HARDMAN is Reader in Medieval English Literature (retired) at the University of Reading.

ROBERT ROUSE Associate Professor, Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

THOMAS H CROFTS is Professor of English at East Tennessee State University.