The Spirit of Medieval English Popular Romance
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The Spirit of Medieval English Popular Romance

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The Spirit of Medieval English Popular Romance

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The 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.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317885559
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Notes on references and abbreviations
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1 Lai le Freine: The Female Foundling and the Problem of Romance Genre
  9. Chapter 2 Lanval to Sir Launfal: A Story Becomes Popular
  10. Chapter 3 The Tale of Gamelyn: Class Warfare and the Embarrassments of Genre
  11. Chapter 4 The Romance Hypothetical: Lordship and the Saracens in Sir Isumbras
  12. Chapter 5 Violence, Narrative and Proper Name: Sir Degaré, 'The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney', and the Folie Tristan d'Oxford
  13. Chapter 6 Loving Beasts: The Romance of William of Palerne
  14. Chapter 7 The Narrative Logic of Emaré
  15. Chapter 8 The Seege of Troye: 'ffor wham was wakened al this wo'?
  16. Chapter 9 Romance and Its Discontents in Eger and Grime
  17. Chapter 10 From Beyond the Grave: Darkness at Noon in The Awntyrs off Arthure
  18. Chapter 11 Gender, Oaths and Ambiguity in Sir Tristrem and BĂ©roul's Roman de Tristan
  19. Chapter 12 Sir Orfeo: Madness and Gender
  20. Bibliography
  21. Notes on contributors
  22. Index