York Notes Companions: Medieval Literature, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (June 14, 2010) © 2010

  • Carole Maddern Goldsmiths

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ISBN-13: 9781408204757
York Notes Companions: Medieval Literature
Published 2010

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The York Notes Companion to Medieval Literature spans five centuries of literature written after the Norman Conquest, a time in which enormous social, political and linguistic change transformed life in Britain. Introducing medieval genres such as Arthurian romance, lyrics, dream narratives and mystery plays in their social and historical contexts, the Companion explores examples from each genre in detailed commentaries, and guides students through key literary theories and debates. Connecting texts with their historical and scholarly contexts, this is essential reading for any student of medieval literature.
  • Part One – Introduction
  • Part Two – A Cultural Overview
  • Part Three - Texts, Writers and Contexts
  • Fantasy and Fairy: the Breton Lay        
  • Extended Commentary: Sir Orfeo
  • Short and (Bitter) Sweet: Medieval Lyrics
  • Extended Commentary: When the nyhtegale singes, the wodes waxen grene
  • The Many Faces of Arthurian Romance           
  • Extended Commentary: Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Wife of Bath’s Tale’
  • Dream and Vision: A Space Odyssey
  • Extended Commentary: William Langland, Piers Plowman, Passus 18
  • Acting Up: Medieval Drama     
  • Extended Commentary: The York ‘Play of the Crucifixion’
  • Chapter Eight: Mystical Love and Devotion      
  • Extended Commentary: Nicholas Love, The Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ
  • Part Four - Critical Theories and Debates
  • The Emergent Individual
  • Gender and Power                  
  • Fun and Games
  • Society and Class                    
  • Part Five – References and Resources
  • Timelines
  • Further reading
  • Index

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