Subjectivity in Troubadour Poetry

Informationen zum Autor fm.author_biographical_note1 Klappentext This book studies the first-person position adopted by many of the medieval troubadours of southern France in its relation to language and society. Zusammenfassung The medieval troubadours of the south of France profoundly influenced European literature for many centuries. This book is a full-length study of the first-person position adopted by many of them in its relation to language and society. Using theoretical approaches! Sarah Kay discusses to what extent this first person is a 'self' or 'character'! and how far it is self-determining. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Indeterminacy of meaning; 2. Allegory; 3. Gender and status; 4. Performance; 5. Romance appropriations; Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Kay, Sarah (University of Cambridge) Kay, Kay Sarah
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.09.1990
• EAN: 9780521372381
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37238-1
• Pagine: 276
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in American
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata