The romance of the middle ages

Explores the conjunctions of chivalric violence, love and piety, and openness to the miraculous that mark the romance as the most fertile narrative form of the western Middle Ages. Examines the development of romance as a literary genre, its place in medieval culture, and the scribes and readers who...

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Main Authors: Perkins, Nicholas (Author), Wiggins, Alison 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Bodleian Library 2012.
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