The Evolution of Arthurian Romance
The Verse Tradition from Chrétien to Froissart
£29.99
Part of Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
- Author: Beate Schmolke-Hasselmann
- Translators:
- Margaret Middleton
- Roger Middleton
- Date Published: April 2006
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521025652
£
29.99
Paperback
Other available formats:
Hardback
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
This 1998 study serves as a contribution to both reception history, examining the medieval response to Chrétien's poetry, and genre history, suveying the evolution of Arthurian verse romance in French. It describes the evolutionary changes taking place between Chrétien's Eric et Enide and Froissart's Meliador, the first and last examples of the genre, and is unique in placing Chrétien's work, not as the unequalled masterpieces of the whole of Arthurian literature, but as the starting point for the history of the genre, which can subsequently be traced over a period of two centuries in the French-speaking world. Beate Schmolke-Hasselmann's study was first published in German in 1985, but her radical argument that we need urgently to redraw the lines on the literary and linguistic map of medieval Britain and France is only now being made available in English.
Read more- Now available in English
- Survey of Arthurian literature from Chrétien to Froissart
- Redraws the literary and linguistic map of medieval Britain and France
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: April 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521025652
- length: 376 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 153 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.567kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. The Response to Chrétien: Tradition and Innovation in Arthurian Romance:
1. The stigma of decadence
2. Consolidation of the form
3. Changes in the relationship between ideals and reality
4. Knight or lover: Gawain as a paragon divided
5. Old matiere, new sens: innovation in thought and content
6. Aspects of the response to Chrétien: from plagiarism to nostalgia
Part II. An Historical Survey of the Impact of the Arthurian Verse Romances:
7. The popularity of Arthurian verse romances
8. The audience
9. Arthurian literature in French and its significance for England
Bibliography
Index.
Related Books
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×