Corinne Saunders

Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The themes of magic and the supernatural in medieval romance are here fully explored and put into the context of thinking at the time in this first full study of the subject.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Medieval Romance
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9781843842217
• ISBN-10: 1843842211
• Artikelnr.: 28218956

Autorenporträt

Corinne Saunders

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Classical and Biblical Precedents The Middle Ages:
Prohibitions, Folk Practices and Learned Magic White Magic: Natural Arts
and Marvellous Technology Black Magic: The Practice of 'Nigromancy'
Otherworld Enchantments and Faery Realms Christian Marvel and Demonic
Intervention Malory's Morte Darthur Epilogue: Towards the Renaissance
Bibliography