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The Scottish romance tradition c.1375-c.1550 : nation, chivalry and knighthood /
This is the first ever comprehensive study of the Scottish medieval romances. The book reinstates the status of the Scottish romances. It offers a new definition of the Scottish romance tradition, bringing together texts which have not generally been considered part of the same corpus. It argues tha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Editions Rodopi,
2010.
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| Colección: | Scottish cultural review of language and literature ;
v. 14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is the first ever comprehensive study of the Scottish medieval romances. The book reinstates the status of the Scottish romances. It offers a new definition of the Scottish romance tradition, bringing together texts which have not generally been considered part of the same corpus. It argues that Barbour's Bruce (c .1375) established the rhetorical devices and literary traits which were going to be typical of the later Scottish romances. It also examines the extent to which the translation of the four Arthurian and Alexander romances from French originals follows Barbour's precepts. These. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (286 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-280) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789042029767 9042029765 9042029757 9789042029750 |