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Published: 22nd June 2000This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Chapters describe the origins of early verse romance in twelfth-century French and Anglo-Norman courts and analyze the evolution of verse and prose romance in France, Germany, England, Italy, and Spain throughout the Middle Ages. The volume introduces a rich array of traditions and texts and offers fresh perspectives on the manuscript context of romance, the relationship of romance to other genres, popular romance in urban contexts, romance as mirror of familiar and social tensions, and the representation of courtly love, chivalry, 'other' worlds and gender roles. Together the essays demonstrate that European romances not only helped to promulgate the ideals of elite societies in formation, but also held those values up for questioning. An introduction, a chronology and a bibliography of texts and translations complete this lively, useful overview.
"an excellent introduction...and a valuable resource." Choice "A thorough index, select chronology, bibliography of texts and translations, and several illuminations from medieval manuscripts make this an excellent introduction for upper-division undergraduate students and a valuable resource for graduate students and faculty." Choice
| Selective chronology | |
| Introduction | |
| The Origins, Forms, and Contexts of Medieval Romance | |
| The shape of romance in medieval France | |
| Marvels of translation and crises of transition in the romances of antiquity | |
| Romance and other genres | |
| The manuscript context of medieval romance | |
| European Romance and Medieval Society: Issues for Debate | |
| Courts, clerks, and courtly love | |
| The societal role of chivalry in romance: Northwestern Europe | |
| The other worlds of romance | |
| Questions of gender in old French courtly romance | |
| Women and men in late medieval romance | |
| European Transformations | |
| The evolution and legacy of French prose romance | |
| Medieval German romance | |
| Chivalry and medieval Italian romance | |
| Gawain and popular chivalric romance in Britain | |
| Middle English romance: family, marriage, intimacy Felicity | |
| Romance at the crossroads: medieval Spanish paradigms and Cervantine revisions | |
| Editions and translations | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780521553421
ISBN-10: 0521553423
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 312
Published: 22nd June 2000
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.86 x 15.24
x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.64
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