The Scottish romance tradition c.1375-c.1550 nation, chivalry and knighthood

This is the first ever comprehensive study of the Scottish medieval romances. The book reinstates the status of the Scottish romances. It offers a new definition of the Scottish romance tradition, bringing together texts which have not generally been considered part of the same corpus. It argues tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mainer, Sergi (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Editions Rodopi 2010.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; v. 14.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31282970*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface Contextualising Medieval Scottish Romance; Introduction Late Medieval Scotland and the Romance Tradition; Chapter One National Constructs in the Medieval Scottish Romances; Chapter Two The Hero's Progression; Chapter Three The Historical Romances; Chapter Four The Arthurian Romances; Chapter Five The Alexander and Charlemagne Romances; Conclusion The Scottish Romance Tradition; Bibliography; Index.