Romance

ISBN: 9781855661592
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Isabel I of Castille was the most powerful of female medieval monarchs and played a crucial role in the final conquest of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, in expelling the Jews from Spain and in financing the voyages of Christopher Col... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521861755
Published by : Cambridge University Press
French was the most influential of vernacular literary languages, and many of the great works of the Middle Ages appeared first in French, including the Chanson de Roland, the Arthurian Romances of Chretien de Troyes, the Roman de la Rose and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521679756
Published by : Cambridge University Press
French was the most influential of vernacular literary languages, and many of the great works of the Middle Ages appeared first in French, including the Chanson de Roland, the Arthurian Romances of Chretien de Troyes, the Roman de la Rose and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780812240870
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
This ambitious study looks at the interaction between Arabic and French medieval writing and specifically their representation of gender, and female homo-eroticism. Whilst lesbianism is documented within medieval Arab society, and Arabic litera... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843841777
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Covering the period from the late thirteenth to the early sixteenth century, Poetry, Knowledge, and Community examines the role of poetry in French culture in transmitting and shaping knowledge. The volume reveals the interplay between poet, te... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199554140
Published by : Oxford University Press
Whilst French romances of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries have long enjoyed a privileged place in the literary history of France, romances from the later middle ages have been largely neglected by modern scholars, despite their central rol... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780815631606
Published by : Syracuse University Press
Considered the most important figure in medieval French literature, Chrétien de Troyes is credited with inventing the modern novel. The roots of his influential Arthurian romance narratives remain the subject of investigation and great debate ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843841586
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Over fifty chansons de geste were reworked into prose between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries for patrons and audiences who demanded updated, de-rhymed versions of heroic songs. While most prose translations were commissioned by noble p... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503520728
Published by : Brepols
Series: Texts and Transitions
Volume: 1
In this ground-breaking book, Jane H. M. Taylor explores late-medieval lyric anthologies. Taking a cue from the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, she sets poetic creation in the context of an understanding of the structures of court society, and... .... Learn More