The Middle English Romances of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries (Routledge Revivals) (Routledge Revivals)

Mehl, Dieter

Routledge（2011/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 300 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780415610889
• DDC分類 821.03309

Full Description

First published in English in 1968, this book provides a critical guide to the wide field of the Middle english Romances and gives a helpful survey of the contemporary state of scholarship. Dr Mehl traces the development of Middle English Romances from thee thirteenth to the end of the fourteenth century, and interprets a number of these romances. The emphasis is literary, on their form and dominant themes rather than source-material or language.

Contents

1. Introduction: The Middle English Romances  2. The Problem of Classification  3. The Shorter Romances (I)  4. The Shorter Romances (II)  5. Homiletic Romances  6. The Longer Romances  7. Novels in Verse