Landscape in Middle English Romance - The Medieval Imagination and the Natural World

List of contents

Digging into Romance: An introduction; 1. A (disappearing?) world of opportunity; 2. Chasing the surf; 3. Across the sea; 4. 'In his contrie at hame'; Conclusion: The singing bonkes of Britain.

About the author

Andrew M. Richmond is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Southern Connecticut State University. A member of the Medieval Academy of America, New Chaucer Society, and American Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, his research focuses on medieval conceptions of the natural world. His articles on landscapes, waterscapes, and Middle English romance may be found in Neophilologus and other journals.

Summary

Richmond explores the landscapes, waterscapes, and ecological perspectives of popular Middle English romances at the onset of the Little Ice Age, revealing the literary roots of modern relationships with the natural world. This book will appeal to readers interested in medieval literature and culture, environmental history, and landscape studies.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew M. Richmond, Andrew M. (Southern Connecticut State Un Richmond
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781108831499
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83149-9
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; History, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Archaeology, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, History and Archaeology, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE