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基本説明
Medieval texts studied include Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Mandeville's Travels, and Guillaume de Palerne, a romance about werewolves set in Norman Sicily.
Full Description
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to postcolonial medieval studies and examines the historical connections between postcolonial studies and medieval studies. Lisa Lampert-Weissig provides new readings of medieval texts including Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Mandeville's Travels and Guillaume de Palerne, a romance about werewolves set in Norman Sicily. In addition, she examines Walter Scott's Ivanhoe from the perspective of postcolonial medieval studies, as well contemporary novels by Salman Rushdie, Tariq Ali, Juan Goytisolo, and Amitav Ghosh.
Contents
Series Preface; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Prologue; I. The Future of the Past; II. Medieval Intersections: The Case of al-Andalus; Norman Frontiers and the Twelfth-Century Werewolf Renaissance ; Race, Periodisation and Medieval Romance; A Global Vision: The Travels of Sir John Mandeville; III. The Dark Continent of Europe; Works Cited; Further Reading; Index.