English Literature and the Crusades - Anxieties of Holy War, 12911453

Marcel Elias reveals medieval crusade culture's ambivalent, self-critical qualities, providing fresh perspectives on Middle English romance.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Royal emotions, blasphemy, and (dis)unity in The Siege of Milan and The Sultan of Babylon; 2. Hopes and anxieties of conversion in the Otuel romances; 3. Women, God, and other crusading motives in Guy of Warwick; 4. Therapeutic crusading and excessive violence in The Siege of Jerusalem and Richard Coeur de Lion; Conclusion.

About the author

Marcel Elias is Assistant Professor of English at Yale University. His essays on crusade literature, European representations of Muslims and Islam, and the history of emotions have appeared or are forthcoming in The Review of English Studies, Speculum, New Medieval Literatures, Studies in Philology, and elsewhere.

Summary

An essential resource for anyone interested in crusade culture and Christian-Muslim relations, building on insights from postcolonialism and emotion studies to reinterpret late medieval crusade culture. This title is part of the Flip it Open programme and may also be available open access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Foreword

Marcel Elias reveals medieval crusade culture's ambivalent, self-critical qualities, providing fresh perspectives on Middle English romance.

Product details

• Authors: Marcel Elias, Marcel (Yale University Elias
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2024
• EAN: 9781108832212
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83221-2
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval