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Magic and the supernatural in medieval English romance /
"This study looks at a wide range of medieval English romance texts, including the works of Chaucer and Malory, from a broad cultural perspective, to show that while they employ magic in order to create exotic, escapist worlds, they are also grounded in a sense of possibility, and reflect a com...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY :
D.S. Brewer,
2010.
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| Colección: | Studies in medieval romance ;
v. 13. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This study looks at a wide range of medieval English romance texts, including the works of Chaucer and Malory, from a broad cultural perspective, to show that while they employ magic in order to create exotic, escapist worlds, they are also grounded in a sense of possibility, and reflect a complex web of inherited and current ideas."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 304 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781846158056 1846158052 1283156083 9781283156080 9786613156082 6613156086 |
| ISSN: | 1479-9308 ; |