Medieval Arthurian Literature - A Guide to Recent Research

The focus of this book is medieval vernacular literature in Western Europe. Chapters are written by experts in the area and present the current scholarship at the time this book was originally published in 1996. Each chapter has a bibliography of important works in that area as well. This is a thorough and reliable guide to trends in research on medieval Arthuriana.

List of contents

Preface Norris J. Lacy 1. England James P. Carley 2. Scandinavia Marianne E. Kalinke 3. France Keith Busby and Karen A. Grossweiner 4. The Low Counties Bart Besamusca 5. The Celtic Lands John T. Koch 6. Italy Christopher Kleinhenz 7. Germany William C. McDonald 8. Spain and Portugal Harvey L. Sharrer 9. Arthurian Translation Norris J. Lacy

About the author

Norris J. Lacy is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the The Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Summary

The focus of this book is medieval vernacular literature in Western Europe. Chapters are written by experts in the area and present the current scholarship at the time this book was originally published in 1996.

Product details

• Authors: Norris Lacy
• Assisted by: Norris Lacy (Editor), Norris J Lacy (Editor), Norris J. Lacy (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2014
• EAN: 9781138788084
• ISBN: 978-1-138-78808-4
• No. of pages: 486
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Arthurian Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Medieval History, British & Irish history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary theory, History and Archaeology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval