Jamie Mckinstry

Middle English Romance and the Craft of Memory (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

An examination of the depiction and function of memory in a variety of romances, including Troilus and Criseyde and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

In Middle English romances many memories are created, stored, forgotten, and rediscovered by both the characters and audience; such memory work is not, however, either simple or obvious. This study examines the ways in which recollection is achieved and sustained through physical, cognitive, and interpretative challenges. It uses examples such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo, and Emaré, alongside romances by Chaucer and Malory,to investigate the genre's reliance on individual and collective memorial processes. The author argues that a tale's objects, places, dreams, discoveries, disguises, prophecies, and dramatic ironies influence that romance's essential memory work, which relies as much on creativity as it does accuracy. He also explores the imaginative crafts of memory that are employed by romances themselves.

Dr Jamie McKinstry teaches in the Department of English Studies at Durham University, where he is a member of the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press
• Seitenzahl: 289
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782045861
• Artikelnr.: 56163671

Autorenporträt

Jamie McKinstry

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Memories of Romance Medieval Memories: Sight
Thought
and Journey Topography
Redaction
and Inheritance:The Initial Steps of Memory Past Rituals and Present 'Forests': The Craft of Memory Trusting Memory in Romance Failed Memories: Forgetting
Lying
Obstructing The Memory of Change: 'he that had hadde' Unforgettable or (Un)fortunate Romance Conclusions: Lessons in Romance Remembering Bibliography