The Legend of Charlemagne in Medieval England - The Matter of France in Middle English and Anglo-Norman Literature

The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton.

Sommario

Introduction: Charlemagne in England: Owning the Legend
Acculturating Charlemagne: The Insular Literary Context
Charlemagne 'Translated' [i]: The Anglo-Norman Tradition
Charlemagne 'Appropriated' [ii]: The Middle English Tradition
Re-Imagining the Hero: The Insular Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux
Re-Presenting Otherness: The Insular Fierabras Tradition
Re-Purposing the Narrative: The Insular Otinel Tradition
Conclusion: The Insular Afterlife of the Matter of France
Appendix: The Corpus: Texts and Manuscripts
Bibliography

Info autore

PHILLIPA HARDMAN is Reader in Medieval English Literature (retired) at the University of Reading.

Riassunto

The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marianne Ailes, Professor Marianne Ailes, Philippa Hardman, Phillipa Hardman
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781843844723
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-472-3
• Pagine: 489
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 712 g
• Serie: Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures; Bristol Studies in Medieval Cu; Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures; Bristol Studies in Medieval Cu
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata