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ISBN 10: 1317210638
ISBN 13: 9781317210634
Author: Angela Jane Weisl, Anthony Joseph Cunder
Medieval Literature: The Basics is an engaging introduction to this fascinating body of literature. The volume breaks down the variety of genres used in the corpus of medieval literature and makes these texts accessible to readers. It engages with the familiarities present in the narratives and connects these ideas with a contemporary, twenty-first century audience. The volume also addresses contemporary medievalism to show the presence of medieval literature in contemporary culture, such as film, television, games, and novels. From Dante and Chaucer to Christine de Pisan, this book deals with questions such as: What is medieval literature? What are some of the key topics and genres of medieval literature? How did it evolve as technology, such as the printing press, developed? How has it remained relevant in the twenty-first century? Medieval Literature: The Basics is an ideal introduction for students coming to the subject for the first time, while also acting as a springboard from which deeper interaction with medieval literature can be developed.
Medieval Literature The Basics 1st Table of contents:
1. Game of Texts: The Magic of Medievalism
Epic Fantasy and The Middle Ages
Medieval Movies
Medieval Video Games
Medieval Novels
Conclusion
For Further Reading
2. How to Wield a Sword in The Middle Ages: The Literature of War and Violence
Chivalry (Which is Not Dead)
Chansons De Geste
The Siege of Jerusalem
Literature of The Crusades
Epic
Icelandic sagas
Conclusion
For Further Reading
Note
3. Chivalry is Not Dead: The Literature of Love and Desire
Marie de France and Chrétien de Troyes
Romans Antiques
The Lyric
Breton Lais
Courtly Romance
Fabliaux
Conclusion
For Further Reading
4. Touching Heaven: The Literature of Religion
Augustine’s Confessions and spiritual autobiography
Religious Rules and Sermons
Saints’ lives, miracles of the Virgin, and hagiography
Dream visions, mystics, and religious lyric
Religious Drama
Quest for The Holy Grail Romances
Ovide Moralisé
Non-Christian Religious Works
Conclusion
For Further Reading
5. Meeting Monsters on the Map: Medieval Literature of Space and Time
Introduction
Travel Narratives
Historiographies, Histories, and Chronicles
Sagas
Conclusion
For Further Reading
6. The Most Extreme: Iconic Authors of the Middle Ages
Background
Dante Alighieri
Giovanni Boccaccio
The Gawain-Poet
Geoffrey Chaucer
Christine de Pizan
Sir Thomas Malory
Summary
For Further Reading
Web Resources
For Texts and Resources:
For some useful resources on specific authors:
For Medievalism:
Bibliography
Index
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