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Medieval Romance : The Aesthetics of Possibility /

Widely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure of possibility. Medieval Romance is the first study t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Knapp, James (Autor), Knapp, Peggy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Speculative Fiction of Marie de France
  • Chapter Two.73 Perception and Possible Worlds in Sir Orfeo
  • Chapter Three. Capturing Beauty: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
  • Chapter Four. Melusine's Aventure among the Humans
  • Chapter Five. Romance by Other Means: The Canterbury Tales
  • Chapter Six. The Immense Subtlety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index