Medieval Siege - Theme and Image in Middle English Romance

Zusatztext Because Hebron is a good close reader, his analyses enliven and illuminate all of the texts he surveys Klappentext This book is the first full-length study of the theme of the siege in Medieval literature. Close reading of selected Middle English romances shows how writers used descriptions of sieges to explore such subjects as military strategy, heroism, and chivalry. Drawing on a wide range of writings in several languages, Malcolm Hebron sets the romances in a broad context, providing important insight into the medieval imagination. Zusammenfassung Sieges were a popular subject in medieval romances. This book is a full-length study of this important theme in medieval literature. It shows how writers used descriptions of sieges to explore such subjects as military strategy, heroism, chivalry and attitudes to the past.

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Hebron, Malcolm (Assistant Teacher of English Hebron, Hebron Malcolm
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1997
• EAN: 9780198186205
• ISBN: 978-0-19-818620-5
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Oxford English Monographs; Oxford English Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; England, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Cultural Studies, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form