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The Matter of Identity in Medieval Romance
Edited by Phillipa Hardman, Contributions by Professor A. S. G. Edwards, Contributions by Amanda Hopkins, Contributions by Corinne Saunders, Contributions by Joanne A Charbonneau, Contributions by John Simons, Contributions by Judith Weiss, Contributions by Maldwyn Mills, Contributions by Professor Marianne Ailes, Contributions by Morgan Dickson
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Twelve essays address a central concern of medieval romance, the matter of identity. Identity is a central concern of medieval romance. Here it is approached through essays on issues of origin and parentage, transformation and identity, and fundamental questions of what constitutes the human. The construction of knightly identity through education and testing is explored, and placed in relation to female identity; the significance of the motif of doubling is studied. Shifting perceptions of identities are traced through the histories of specific texts, and the identity of romance itself is the subject of several essays discussing ideas of genre (the overlap between romance and hagiography is a theme linking a number of articles in the collection). Medieval romanceis shown as a marketable commodity in the printed output of William Copland, and as an opportunity for literary experimentation in the work of John Metham. The texts discussed include: Chevalere Assigne, Sir Gowther, Sir Ysumbras, Beves of Hamtoun, Robert of Cisyle, the Fierabras romances, Breton lays, Thomas's Tristan and Marie de France's Eliduc. Contributors: W.A. DAVENPORT, JOANNE CHARBONNEAU, CORINNE SAUNDERS, AMANDA HOPKINS, MORGAN DICKSON, MARIANNE AILES, JUDITH WEISS, JOHN SIMONS, RHIANNON PURDIE, MALDWYN MILLS, A.S.G. EDWARDS, ROGER DALRYMPLE.
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Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published date | 28 Nov 2002
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 184
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 462g
ISBN | 978-0-8599-1761-2
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BISAC | literary criticism / medieval
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Originally published in Italian: L'ordine del tempo (Milan: Adelphi Edizioni, 2017).
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