Middle English Romance and the Craft of Memory

An examination of the depiction and function of memory in a variety of romances, including Troilus and Criseyde and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

List of contents

Introduction: Memories of Romance
Medieval Memories: Sight, Thought, and Journey
Topography, Redaction, and Inheritance:The Initial Steps of Memory
Past Rituals and Present 'Forests': The Craft of Memory
Trusting Memory in Romance
Failed Memories: Forgetting, Lying, Obstructing
The Memory of Change: 'he that had hadde'
Unforgettable or (Un)fortunate Romance
Conclusions: Lessons in Romance Remembering
Bibliography

About the author

Jamie McKinstry

Product details

• Authors: Jamie McKinstry
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2015
• EAN: 9781843844174
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-417-4
• No. of pages: 289
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 581 g
• Series: Studies in Medieval Romance; Studies in Medieval Romance
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies