Early Fiction in England
From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer
A brilliant new anthology that shows how fiction was reinvented in the twelfth century after an absence of hundreds of years. Essential for all students of medieval literature, Early Fiction in England includes extracts by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Wace, Marie de France, Chaucer and many others, in new translations and with illuminating introductions. Before the twelfth century, fiction had completely disappeared in Europe. In this important and provocative book, Laura Ashe shows how English writers brought it back, composing new tales about King Arthur, his knights and other heroes and heroines in Latin, French and English. Why did fiction disap…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-14-139288-2
- EAN: 9780141392882
- Produktnummer: 18856528
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 464 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 683 KB
Über den Autor
Laura Ashe is a University Lecturer in English and Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Her first book Fiction and History in England, 1066-1200 (Cambridge University Press, 2007) has been followed by numerous articles and edited collections; she is now writing the new Oxford English Literary History vol. 1: 1000-1350 (Oxford University Press).
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