Medieval Romance : The Aesthetics of Possibility /

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"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 s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Knapp, James F. (Author), Knapp, Peggy Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Romances, English.
English literature > Middle English.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Litterature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Roman courtois anglais > Histoire et critique.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Romances, English > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1 The speculative fiction of Marie de France
  • 2 Perception and possible worlds in Sir Orfeo
  • 3 Capturing beauty: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
  • 4 Melusine's Aventure among the humans
  • 5 Romance by other means: the Canterbury Tales
  • 6 The immense subtlety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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