Christianity and Romance in Medieval England

Herausgeber: Field, Rosalind; Sweeney, Michelle; Hardman, Phillipa

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Essays examining the genre of medieval romance in its cultural Christian context, bringing out its chameleon-like character.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Early English Text Society
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781843842194
• ISBN-10: 184384219X
• Artikelnr.: 28220197

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Helen Cooper Medieval Classical Romances: The Perils of Inheritance
Helen Phillips Celticity and Christianity in Medieval Romance
Stephen Knight Crusading, Chivalry and the Saracen World in Insular Romance
Phillipa Hardman and Marianne Ailes How Christian is Chivalry?
Raluca Radulescu Magic and Christianity
Corinne Saunders Subverting, Containing and Upholding Christianity in Medieval Romance
Kevin S Whetter Female Saints and Romance Heroines: Feminine Fiction and Faith among the Literate Elite
Andrea Hopkins Athelston of the Middle English Nativity of St Edmund
Rosalind Field Romance Traditions and Christian Values in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Derek S Brewer Questioning Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Teaching the Text through its Medieval English Christian Context
D Thomas Hanks Jr Teaching Malory: A Subject
Centred Approach
Michelle Sweeney