Hardman / Ailes The Legend of Charlemagne in Medieval England

The Matter of France in Middle English and Anglo-Norman Literature
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78744-056-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 8, 489 Seiten

Reihe: Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures

The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hardman, Phillipa

Ailes, Marianne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Charlemagne in England: Owning the Legend
Acculturating Charlemagne: The Insular Literary Context
Charlemagne 'Translated' [i]: The Anglo-Norman Tradition
Charlemagne 'Appropriated' [ii]: The Middle English Tradition
Re-Imagining the Hero: The Insular Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux
Re-Presenting Otherness: The Insular Fierabras Tradition
Re-Purposing the Narrative: The Insular Otinel Tradition
Conclusion: The Insular Afterlife of the Matter of France
Appendix: The Corpus: Texts and Manuscripts
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Hardman Phillipa:
PHILLIPA HARDMAN is Reader in Medieval English Literature (retired) at the University of Reading.Ailes Marianne:
MARIANNE AILES is Professor of French at the University of Bristol.