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1 online resource (179 pages) |
Series |
The Basics Ser |
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Basics Ser
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Here Begynneth Game: The Basics of Medieval Literature; For Further Reading; 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 |
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3. Chivalry is Not Dead: The Literature of Love and DesireMarie 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; Augustineâ#x80;#x99;S Confessions And Spiritual Autobiography; Religious Rules And Sermons; Saintsâ#x80;#x99; 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 |
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5. Meeting Monsters on the Map: Medieval Literature of Space and TimeIntroduction; 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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Print version record |
Subject |
Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
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Literature, Medieval.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Cunder, Anthony Joseph
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ISBN |
9781317210641 |
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1317210646 |
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