Medieval Romance : : The Aesthetics of Possibility / / James Knapp, Peggy Knapp.
Widely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure of possibility. Medieval Romance is the first study t...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The Speculative Fiction of Marie de France
- Chapter Two.73 Perception and Possible Worlds in Sir Orfeo
- Chapter Three. Capturing Beauty: Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde
- Chapter Four. Melusine’s Aventure among the Humans
- Chapter Five. Romance by Other Means: The Canterbury Tales
- Chapter Six. The Immense Subtlety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Notes
- References
- Index