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Middle English Verse Romances

by Donald B Sands

ISBN13: 9780859892285
ISBN10: 085989228X
Condition: Standard

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Trade Paperback

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A valuable basic student edition illustrating the variety of subjects and narrative modes that engaged medieval storytellers and their audiences. The verse is made accessible by glossing on the page as well as by end glossary and each romance is prefaced with an introduction to its literary history and provenance.

Preface

Introduction

Part 1

THE MATTER OF ENGLAND; King Horn

Havelok the Dane

Athelston

Gamelyn

Part 2

THE BRETON LAI; Sir Orfeo

Sir Launfal

Lai le Fresne

Part 3

CHIVALRY AND SENTIMENT

The Squire of Low Degree

Floris and Blancheflour

Part 4

BURLESQUE AND GROTESQUERIE

The Tournament of Tottenham

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell

Sir Gawain and the Carl of Carlyle

Glossary

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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780859892285
Binding:: Trade Paperback
Publication date:: 01/01/1986
Publisher:: Liverpool University Press
Series info:: Exeter Medieval English Texts and Studies (Paperback)
Language:: English
Pages:: 408
Height:: 1.01IN
Width:: 5.95IN
LCCN:: 88168272
Series:: Exeter Medieval English Texts and Studies
Number of Units:: 1
Author:: Donald B Sands
Author:: Donald B.Sands
Author:: D. B. Sands
Ed:: Donald B. Sands
Subject:: Romances, English.
Subject:: Romances
Subject:: Poetry-A to Z
Subject:: English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500.
Subject:: English poetry
Subject:: English literature (collections)