The New Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108479301)

This new Companion provides a broad and perceptive overview of the most important vernacular literary genre of the Middle Ages. Freshly commissioned, original chapters from seventeen leading scholars introduce students and general readers to the form's poetics, narrative voice and manuscript contexts, as well as its relationship to the Mediterranean world, race, gender and the emotions, among many other topics. Providing fresh perspectives on the first pan-European literary movement, essays range across a broad geographical area, including England, France, Italy, Germany and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as a varied linguistic spectrum, including Arabic, Hebrew and Yiddish. Exploring the celebration of chivalric ideals and courtly refinements, the volume excavates the tensions and traumas lying beneath decorous surface appearances. An introduction, bibliography of texts and translations as well as chapter-by-chapter reading lists complete this essential guide.

Author: Roberta L. Krueger
ISBN-10: 1108479308
ISBN-13: 9781108479301
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2023
Pages: 350
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d