English Manuscript Studies, 1100-1700
English Manuscript Studies, 1100-1700

Author: Peter Beal

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780802005717

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Encompassing the study of manuscripts produced in the British Isles between the Conquest and the end of the seventeenth century, this series provides a forum for the interdisciplinary investigation of both medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.

Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript
Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript

Author: Frederick James Furnivall

Publisher: Hansebooks

Published: 2017-04-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783744775045

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Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript - Ballads and romances is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Arthur of the English
The Arthur of the English

Author: W R J Barron

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2020-11-15

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1786837404

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This first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian literature in the English language up until the end of the Middle Ages is now available for the first time in paperback. English people think of Arthur as their own – stamped on the landscape in scores of place-names, echoed in the names of princes even today. Yet some would say the English were the historical Arthur’s bitterest enemies and usurpers of his heritage. The process by which Arthurian legends have become an important part of England’s cultural heritage is traced in this book. Previous studies have concentrated on the handful of chivalric romances, which have given the impression that Arthur is a hero of romantic escapism. This study seeks to provide a more comprehensive and insightful look at the English Arthurian legends and how they evolved. It focuses primarily upon the literary aspects of Arthurian legend, but it also makes some important political and social observations.

Sentimental and Humorous Romances
Sentimental and Humorous Romances

Author: Erik Kooper

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Published: 2006-04-01

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1580444342

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This volume presents a unique collection of Middle English romances, each with a different view of society. One of the oldest English romances, Floris and Blancheflour, presents a tale of oriental wonders: a harem, an emir who never lacks a wife, eunuchs, and a garden housing a magical tree and spring. Sir Degrevant relates a tale of country nobility and marriage between the low and high ranks, while realistically illustrating their status and the ever-present issues of love and battle; The Squire of Low Degree is a poem about social mobility and the difference between reputation and wealth. The Tournament of Tottenham and its likely continuation, The Feast of Tottenham , are excellent examples of burlesque where the humor is inescapable: the bumpkin heroes in their stuffed sheepskins fighting with flails for the reeve's daughter, who is watching them with her pet hen on her lap, are a spectacle not easily forgotten. - from the Introduction