{"product_id":"the-liminality-of-fairies-piotr-spyra-9780367858605","title":"The Liminality of Fairies: Readings in Late Medieval English and Scottish Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eExamining the fairies of medieval romance as liminal beings, this book draws on anthropological and philosophical studies of liminality to combine folkloristic insights into the nature of fairies with close readings of selected romance texts. Tracing different meanings and manifestations of liminality in \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSir Orfeo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSir Launfal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThomas of Erceldoune\u003c\/i\u003e and Robert Henryson's \u003ci\u003eOrpheus and Eurydice\u003c\/i\u003e, the volume offers a comprehensive theory of liminality rooted in structuralist anthropology and poststructuralist theory. Arguing that romance fairies both embody and represent the liminal, \u003ci\u003eThe Liminality of Fairies\u003c\/i\u003e posits and answers fundamental theoretical questions about the limits of representation and the relationship between romance hermeneutics and criticism. The interdisciplinary nature of the argument will appeal not just to medievalists and literary critics but also to anthropologists, folklorists as well as scholars working within the fields of cultural history and contemporary literary theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Piotr Spyra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367858606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367858605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Piotr Spyra","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056026284287,"sku":"9780367858605","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec3bb360-052a-4448-8a1c-7025aeef1f12.jpg?v=1685039112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-liminality-of-fairies-piotr-spyra-9780367858605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}