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9780859917612: The Matter of Identity in Medieval Romance
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0859917614 ISBN 13 : 9780859917612
Editeur : D.S. Brewer, 2002

Synopsis

Identity is a central concern of medieval romance. Here it is approached through essays on issues of origin and parentage, transformation and identity, and fundamental questions of what constitutes the human. The construction of knightly identity through education and testing is explored, and placed in relation to female identity; the significance of the motif of doubling is studied. Shifting perceptions of identities are traced through the histories of specific texts, and the identity of romance itself is the subject of several essays discussing ideas of genre (the overlap between romance and hagiography is a theme linking a number of articles in the collection). Medieval romance is shown as a marketable commodity in the printed output of William Copland, and as an opportunity for literary experimentation in the work of John Metham. Romances discussed include: Chevalere Assigne, Sir Gowther, Sir Ysumbras, Beves of Hamtoun, Robert of Cisyle, Fierabras romances, Breton lays, Thomas's Tristan and Marie de France's Eliduc. Contributors: W.A. DAVENPORT, JOANNE CHARBONNEAU, CORINNE SAUNDERS, AMANDA HOPKINS, MORGAN DICKSON, MARIANNE AILES, JUDITH WEISS, JOHN SIMONS, RHIANNON PURDIE, MALDWYN MILLS, A.S.G. EDWARDS, ROGER DALRYMPLE.

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À propos des auteurs

PHILLIPA HARDMAN is Reader in Medieval English Literature (retired) at the University of Reading.

A. S. G. Edwards is Honorary Professor of Medieval Manuscripts at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Corinne Saunders is Professor of Medieval Literature at the Department of English Studies, University of Durham.

JUDITH WEISS is a Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge, UK.

MARIANNE AILES is Professor of French at the University of Bristol.

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Éditeur
D.S. Brewer
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0859917614
ISBN 13 
9780859917612
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
184
Éditeur
Hardman Phillipa
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