The Thrissill and the Rois: The Thistle and the Rose
Author | : William Dunbar |
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Author | : William Dunbar |
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Author | : William Calin |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2014-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1442646659 |
In The Lily and the Thistle, William Calin argues for a reconsideration of the French impact on medieval and renaissance Scottish literature. Calin proposes that much of traditional, medieval, and early modern Scottish culture, thought to be native to Scotland or primarily from England, is in fact strikingly international and European. By situating Scottish works in a broad intertextual context, Calin reveals which French genres and modes were most popular in Scotland and why. The Lily and the Thistle provides appraisals of medieval narrative texts in the high courtly mode (equivalent to the French dits amoureux); comic, didactic, and satirical texts; and Scots romance. Special attention is accorded to texts composed originally in French such as the Arthurian Roman de Fergus, as well as to the lyrics of Mary Queen of Scots and little known writers from the French and Scottish canons. By considering both medieval and renaissance works, Calin is able to observe shifts in taste and French influence over the centuries.
Author | : John Alexander Hammerton |
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Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : English literature |
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Author | : Elizabeth Solopova |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2007-07-20 |
Genre | : Study Aids |
ISBN | : 1350310336 |
Key Concepts in Medieval Literature introduces students to the major authors, themes and genres of the English Middle Ages. These are discussed in concise focused essays, accompanied by summaries and recommendations for further reading, highlighting the need to see texts in context, both historically and linguistically.
Author | : Sophia Kingshill |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 2012-08-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 140906171X |
Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and in The Lore of Scotland Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill bring together many of the finest and most intriguing: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. Their range extends right across the country, from the Borders with their haunting ballads, via Glasgow, site of St Mungo's miracles, to the fateful battlefield of Culloden, and finally to the Shetlands, home of the seal-people. More than simply retelling these stories, The Lore of Scotland explores their origins, showing how and when they arose and investigating what basis - if any - they have in historical fact. In the process, it uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth, probes the claim that Mary King's Close is the most haunted street in Edinburgh, and examines the surprising truth behind the fame of the MacCrimmons, Skye's unsurpassed bagpipers. Moreover, it reveals how generations of Picts, Vikings, Celtic saints and Presbyterian reformers shaped the myriad tales that still circulate, and, from across the country, it gathers together legends of such renowned figures as Sir William Wallace, St Columba, and the great warrior Fingal. The result is a thrilling journey through Scotland's legendary past and an endlessly fascinating account of the traditions and beliefs that play such an important role in its heritage.
Author | : A. C. Spearing |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1985-09-05 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780521315333 |
This is a critical book to study in depth the transition from the 'medieval' to the 'Renaissance' periods in English literature. What exactly, in a literary context, do those terms designate? Mr Spearing argues that, far from being fixed determinants, they demand careful critical reappraisal. He rewrites the literary history of the period from Chaucer to the early Spenser in a way that puts emphasis on the importance of Chaucer's influence on a tradition which in many important respects began with him. Many literary and cultural qualities, normally considered 'Renaissance', can be seen to have their origins, so far as the English tradition is concerned, in Chaucer's contacts with Italian culture. This book shows how Chaucer can be regarded as a Renaissance poet whose work was medievalised by his admiring successors. Traditions other than the Chaucerian are examined in this light, and the author engages with the larger problems of literary history through the detailed analysis of specimen texts.
Author | : Edith Granger |
Publisher | : Chicago : A.C. McClurg |
Total Pages | : 978 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : American poetry |
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Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Microscopy |
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Author | : Jean Gordon |
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Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Roses |
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Author | : Nicholas Dickson |
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Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Scotland |
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