The Middle English Romances of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries (Routledge Revivals)

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-61088-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 397 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in English in 1968, this book provides a critical guide to the wide field of the Middle english Romances and gives a helpful survey of the contemporary state of scholarship. Dr Mehl traces the development of Middle English Romances from thee thirteenth to the end of the fourteenth century, and interprets a number of these romances. The emphasis is literary, on their form and dominant themes rather than source-material or language.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dieter, Mehl

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The Middle English Romances 2. The Problem of Classification 3. The Shorter Romances (I) 4. The Shorter Romances (II) 5. Homiletic Romances 6. The Longer Romances 7. Novels in Verse