Romance of the Rose and the Making of Fourteenth Century English - Literatur

Provides a new account of the literary history of fourteenth-century England, arguing that many of this period's most distinctive literary experiments emerge through a productive dialogue with the Romance of the Rose, a jointly-authored medieval French poem.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Courtly Encounters


• 2: Knowledge, Desire, Nature


• 3: Being a Poet


• Conclusion


• Appendix: English-Speaking Readers of the Roman de la Rose: Some Manuscript Evidence, c.1300-c.1500


• Bibliography

About the author

Philip Knox is a University Lecturer in Medieval English Literature at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of King's College. He is one of the editors of New Medieval Literatures.

Summary

Provides a new account of the literary history of fourteenth-century England, arguing that many of this period's most distinctive literary experiments emerge through a productive dialogue with the Romance of the Rose, a jointly-authored medieval French poem.

Additional text

Philip Knox's The Romance of the Rose and the Making of Fourteenth-Century English Literature pairs extensive archival research with rich literary analysis informed by the lens of reception history.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Knox, Philip (University Lecturer in Medieval Engl Knox, Knox Philip
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780192847171
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284717-1
• No. of pages: 314
• Series: Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture; Oxford Studies in Medieval Lit
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern