The Legend of Charlemagne in Medieval England - The Matter of France in Middle English and Anglo-Norman Literature

The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton.

List of contents

Introduction: Charlemagne in England: Owning the Legend
Acculturating Charlemagne: The Insular Literary Context
Charlemagne 'Translated' [i]: The Anglo-Norman Tradition
Charlemagne 'Appropriated' [ii]: The Middle English Tradition
Re-Imagining the Hero: The Insular Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux
Re-Presenting Otherness: The Insular Fierabras Tradition
Re-Purposing the Narrative: The Insular Otinel Tradition
Conclusion: The Insular Afterlife of the Matter of France
Appendix: The Corpus: Texts and Manuscripts
Bibliography

About the author

PHILLIPA HARDMAN is Reader in Medieval English Literature (retired) at the University of Reading.

Summary

The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton.

Product details

• Authors: Marianne Ailes, Professor Marianne Ailes, Philippa Hardman, Phillipa Hardman
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781843844723
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-472-3
• No. of pages: 489
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 712 g
• Series: Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures; Bristol Studies in Medieval Cu; Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures; Bristol Studies in Medieval Cu
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies