The Evolution of Arthurian Romance: The Verse Tradition from Chretien to Froissa

Description: The Evolution of Arthurian Romance by Beate Schmolke-hasselmann Study of the evolution of Arthurian verse romance in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Updated with a new foreword and a supplementary bibliography, this study serves as a contribution to both reception history, examining the medieval response to Chretiens poetry, and genre history, suveying the evolution of Arthurian verse romance in French. It describes the evolutionary changes taking place between Chretiens Eric et Enide and Froissarts Meliador, the first and last examples of the genre, and is unique in placing Chretiens work, not as the unequalled masterpieces of the whole of Arthurian literature, but as the starting-point for the history of the genre, which can subsequently be traced over a period of two centuries in the French-speaking world. Beate Schmolke-Hasselmanns study was first published in German in 1985, but her radical argument that we need urgently to redraw the lines on the literary and linguistic map of medieval Britain and France is only now being made available in English. Table of Contents Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Response to Chretien: Tradition and Innovation in Arthurian Romance: 1. The stigma of decadence; 2. Consolidation of the form; 3. Changes in the relationship between ideals and reality; 4. Knight or lover: Gawain as a paragon divided; 5. Old matiere, new sens: innovation in thought and content; 6. Aspects of the response to Chretien: from plagiarism to nostalgia; Part II. An Historical Survey of the Impact of the Arthurian Verse Romances: 7. The popularity of Arthurian verse romances; 8. The audience; 9. Arthurian literature in French and its significance for England; Bibliography; Index. Review "In English the book reads with remarkable freshness. Scholarship on the verse romances has continued in recent years, but has concentrated on the production of (very welcome) new editions and articles on fashionable aspects of individual texts; Schmolke-Hasselmanns breadth of approach remains unparalleled. Like all the best criticism, Schmolke-Hasselmanns book raises as many stimulating questions as it answers." Rosemary Morris, Albion Review Quote "In English the book reads with remarkable freshness. Scholarship on the verse romances has continued in recent years, but has concentrated on the production of (very welcome) new editions and articles on fashionable aspects of individual texts; Schmolke-Hasselmanns breadth of approach remains unparalleled. Like all the best criticism, Schmolke-Hasselmanns book raises as many stimulating questions as it answers." Rosemary Morris, Albion Promotional "Headline" A 1985 study of the evolution of Arthurian verse romance in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, in a 1998 English translation. Description for Bookstore Beate Schmolke-Hasselmanns study of Arthurian verse romance was first published in German in 1985, but her radical argument that we need urgently to redraw the lines on the literary and linguistic map of medieval Britain and France is here made available in this 1998 English translation. Description for Library Beate Schmolke-Hasselmanns study of Arthurian verse romance was first published in German in 1985, but her radical argument that we need urgently to redraw the lines on the literary and linguistic map of medieval Britain and France is here made available in this 1998 English translation. Details ISBN052141153X Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Year 1998 Translator Margaret Middleton ISBN-10 052141153X ISBN-13 9780521411530 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1998-05-28 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle The Verse Tradition from Chretien to Froissart Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from German DEWEY 841.109 Illustrations bibliography Author Beate Schmolke-hasselmann Short Title EVOLUTION OF ARTHURIAN ROMANCE Language English Media Book Series Number 35 Pages 374 DOI 10.1604/9780521411530 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 1998-05-28 AU Release Date 1998-05-28 NZ Release Date 1998-05-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91376850;

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