Middle English romance and the craft of memory /

In Middle English romances many memories are created, stored, forgotten, and rediscovered by both the characters and audience; such memory work is not, however, either simple or obvious. This study examines the ways in which recollection is achieved and sustained through physical, cognitive, and int...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: McKinstry, Jamie (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : D.S. Brewer, 2015.
Collection:Studies in medieval romance.
Sujets:
1100 - 1500
Romances, English > History and criticism.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Memory in literature.
Roman courtois anglais > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Mémoire dans la littérature.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
English literature > Middle English
Memory in literature
Romances, English
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontcover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Memories of Romance; 2 Medieval Memories: Sight, Thought, and Journey; 3 Topography, Redaction, and Inheritance: The Initial Steps of Memory; 4 Past Rituals and Present "Forests": The Craft of Memory; 5 Trusting Memory in Romance; 6 Failed Memories: Forgetting, Lying, Obstructing; 7 The Memory of Change: "he that had hadde"; 8 Unforgettable or (Un)fortunate Romance; Conclusion: Lessons in Romance Remembering; Bibliography; Index

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