Phillipa Hardman, Marianne Ailes

The Legend of Charlemagne in Medieval England

The Matter of France in Middle English and Anglo-Norman Literature

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 489
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9781843844723
• ISBN-10: 1843844729
• Artikelnr.: 47277214

Autorenporträt

PHILLIPA HARDMAN is Reader in Medieval English Literature (retired) at the University of Reading.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Charlemagne in England: Owning the Legend Acculturating
Charlemagne: The Insular Literary Context Charlemagne 'Translated' [i]: The
Anglo-Norman Tradition Charlemagne 'Appropriated' [ii]: The Middle English
Tradition Re-Imagining the Hero: The Insular Roland and the Battle of
Roncevaux Re-Presenting Otherness: The Insular Fierabras Tradition
Re-Purposing the Narrative: The Insular Otinel Tradition Conclusion: The
Insular Afterlife of the Matter of France Appendix: The Corpus: Texts and
Manuscripts Bibliography