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Author | : E.L. Risden |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2018-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476634327 |
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The 14th century English alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is admired for its morally complex plot and brilliant poetics. A chivalric romance placed in an Arthurian setting, it has since received acclaim for its commentary regarding important socio-political and religious concerns. The poem's technical brilliance blends psychological depth and vivid language to produce an effect widely considered superior to any other work of the time. Although the poem is a combination of English alliterative meter, romanticism, and a wide-ranging knowledge of Celtic lore, continental materials and Latin classics, the extent to which Classical antecedents affected or directed the poem is a point of continued controversy among literary scholars. This collection of essays by scholars of diverse interests addresses this puzzling and fascinating question. The introduction provides an expansive background for the topic, and subsequent essays explore the extent to which classical Greek, Roman, Arabic, Christian and Celtic influences are revealed in the poem's opening and closing allusions, themes, and composition. Essays discuss the way in which the anonymous author of Sir Gawain employs figural echoes of classical materials, cultural memoirs of past British tradition, and romantic re-textualizations of Trojan and British literature. It is argued that Sir Gawain may be understood as an Aeneas, Achilles, or Odysseus figure, while the British situation in the 14th century may be understood as analogous to that of ancient Troy.
Author | : Larry Dean Benson |
Publisher | : New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Arthurian romances |
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1900 |
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Author | : Jessie Laidlay Weston |
Publisher | : London D. Nutt 1897. |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2012-10-19 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1554810191 |
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a masterpiece of medieval English literature and one of the finest Arthurian tales in any language. Though its ingenious plotting and verbal artistry continue to dazzle readers, it is written in a challenging regional dialect and uses many words that were already archaic when the poem was written in the late fourteenth century. This edition is designed to make the poem, in its original Middle English, accessible to students and general readers. Following standards adopted for editing other Middle English poets, the edition lightly normalizes spellings to make words more recognizable for a modern audience. Extensive marginal glossing of difficult words, thorough on-page explanatory notes, and a comprehensive glossary offer further support for readers. The historical appendices include other examples of medieval romance from France and Britain.
Author | : John Gardner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Arthurian romances |
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Author | : John Gardner |
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Release | : 1966 |
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Author | : Juliana Dresvina |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 2012-12-18 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1443844284 |
Download Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume is an attempt to discuss the ways in which themes of authority and gender can be traced in the writing of chronicles and chronicle-like writings from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance. With major contributions by fourteen authors, each of them specialists in the field, this study spans full across the compass of medieval and early modern Europe, from England and Scandinavia, to Byzantium and the Crusader Kingdoms; embraces a variety of media and methods; and touches evidence from diverse branches of learning such as language and literature, history and art, to name just a few. This is an important collection which will be of the highest utility for students and scholars of language, literature, and history for many years to come.
Author | : Deborah Nelson-Campbell |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2017-11-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3319607294 |
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This fascinating volume examines the enduring influence of courtly tradition and courtly love, particularly in contemporary popular culture. The ten chapters explore topics including the impact of the medieval troubadour in modern love songs, the legacy of figures such as Tristan, Iseult, Lancelot, Guinevere, and Merlin in modern film and literature, and more generally, how courtly and chivalric conceptions of love have shaped the Western world’s conception of love, loyalty, honor, and adultery throughout history and to this day.
Author | : Larry D. Benson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Gawain and the Grene Knight |
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