A Companion to Medieval Popular Romance (Studies in Medieval Romance, 10) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843841924 ISBN 13: 9781843841920

Publisher: D.S.Brewer, 2009

Synopsis

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 this title

About the Author:

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

Contributions: 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.

Review:

(T)his book will prove (...) valuable to students and researchers who are new to the field. (...) this volume is a welcome addition to, as well as testimony of, the scholarly conversation around the English popular romance. ATLANTIS - Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies Serves as a nice introduction to the critical complexities of what are all too often dismissed as simplistic texts. JOURNAL OF THE EARLY BOOK SOCIETY An excellent introduction to Middle English romance that will serve well as a guide to the romances and recent scholarship. FABULA BR> A valuable collection of essays on the popular romance, a genre traditionally neglected by scholars. Highly recommended. CHOICE

About this edition

• Publisher: D.S.Brewer
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1843841924
• ISBN 13: 9781843841920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Radulescu Raluca, Rushton Cory James