Pulp fictions of medieval England

Essays in popular romance

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Pulp Fictions of Medieval England demonstrates that popular romance not only merits and rewards serious critical attention, but that we ignore it to the detriment of our understanding of the complex and conflicted world of medieval England.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-07-15
Mått:138 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:304 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9780719063190

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Nicola McDonald is Lecturer in English and Medieval Studies at the University of York

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction – Nicola McDonald1. Incorporation in the 'Siege of Melayne' – Suzanne Conklin Akbari2. The twin demons of aristocratic society in 'Sir Gowther' – Alcuin Blamires3. A, A and B: Coding same-sex union in 'Amis and Amiloun' – Sheila Delany4. 'Sir Degrevant': What lovers want – Arlyn Diamond5. Putting the pulp into fiction: The lump-child and its parents in 'The King of Tars' – Jane Gilbert6. Eating people and the alimentary logic of 'Richard Coeur de Lion' – Nicola McDonald7. 'The Siege of Jerusalem' and recuperative readings – Elisa Narin Van Court8. Story line and story shape in 'Sir Percyvell of Gales Chrétien de Troyes's Conte du Graal' – Ad Putter9. Temporary virginity and the everyday body: 'Le Bone Florence of Rome' and bourgeois self-making' – Felicity Riddy10. Romancing the East: Greeks and Saracens in 'Guy of Warwick' – Rebecca Wilcox