{"product_id":"sentimental-and-humorous-romances-pb-erik-kooper-9781580441032","title":"Sentimental and Humorous Romances PB","description":"This volume presents a unique collection of Middle English romances, each with a different view of society. One of the oldest English romances, \u003ci\u003eFloris and Blancheflour\u003c\/i\u003e, presents a tale of oriental wonders: a harem, an emir who never lacks a wife, eunuchs, and a garden housing a magical tree and spring. \u003ci\u003eSir Degrevant\u003c\/i\u003e relates a tale of country nobility and marriage between the low and high ranks, while realistically illustrating their status and the ever-present issues of love and battle; \u003ci\u003eThe Squire of Low Degree\u003c\/i\u003e is a poem about social mobility and the difference between reputation and wealth. \u003ci\u003eThe Tournament of Tottenham\u003c\/i\u003e and its likely continuation, \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of Tottenham\u003c\/i\u003e, are excellent examples of burlesque where the humor is inescapable: the bumpkin heroes in their stuffed sheepskins fighting with flails for the reeve's daughter, who is watching them with her pet hen on her lap, are a spectacle not easily forgotten. - from the Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Kooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580441033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580441032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Erik Kooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49082827636991,"sku":"9781580441032","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sentimental-and-humorous-romances-pb-erik-kooper-9781580441032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}