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Middle English romances : authoritative texts, sources and backgrounds criticism

Title
Middle English romances : authoritative texts, sources and backgrounds criticism / selected and edited by Stephen H. A. Shepherd.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2023]

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Additional Authors
Shepherd, Stephen H. A.
Description
xxix, 825 pages; 22 cm.
Summary
"Middle English Romances features 11 selections of important surviving texts spanning from around 1150 CE to around 1450, each of which provide important insights into English medieval life. Organized around key themes of "nurture and correction," "trial and ordeal," "challenges to the Round Table," and "holy war," these complete texts were meticulously transcribed from the best manuscripts and thoroughly annotated to be more accessible to the modern reader. The new edition of this NCE features four additional new primary texts including Athelston, Rauf Coilyear, Robert of Cisyle, and The Grene Knight. To assist in understanding these texts, analogues of the selected romances are also included with detailed explanations from the editor. Critical essays offer varied approaches to Middle English Romances as a genre and reconsiders some of the recurring themes found in its tales. A selected bibliography is also included"--
Series Statement
A Norton critical edition
Uniform Title
Norton critical edition.
Subject
  • 1100-1500
  • English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
  • English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
  • Arthurian romances > History and criticism
  • Romances, English > History and criticism
  • Civilization, Medieval, in literature
  • Arthurian romances
  • Romances, English
  • English literature
  • English literature > Middle English
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
JFD 24-599
ISBN
  • 9780393934168
  • 0393934160
LCCN
2022010511
OCLC
1303567921
Title
Middle English romances : authoritative texts, sources and backgrounds criticism / selected and edited by Stephen H. A. Shepherd.
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2023]
Edition
Second edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
A Norton critical edition
Norton critical edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Chronological Term
1100-1500
Added Author
Shepherd, Stephen H. A., editor.
Research Call Number
JFD 24-599
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