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Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance
Corinne Saunders
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Description for Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance
Hardback. The themes of magic and the supernatural in medieval romance are here fully explored and put into the context of thinking at the time in this first full study of the subject. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
The themes of magic and the supernatural in medieval romance are here fully explored and put into the context of thinking at the time in this first full study of the subject. The world of medieval romance is one in which magic and the supernatural are constantly present: in otherwordly encounters, in the strange adventures experienced by questing knights, in the experience of the uncanny, and in marvellous objects - rings, potions, amulets, and the celebrated green girdle in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This study looks at a wide range of medieval English romance texts, including ... Read more
The themes of magic and the supernatural in medieval romance are here fully explored and put into the context of thinking at the time in this first full study of the subject. The world of medieval romance is one in which magic and the supernatural are constantly present: in otherwordly encounters, in the strange adventures experienced by questing knights, in the experience of the uncanny, and in marvellous objects - rings, potions, amulets, and the celebrated green girdle in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This study looks at a wide range of medieval English romance texts, including ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843842217
SKU
V9781843842217
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About Corinne Saunders
Corinne Saunders is Professor of Medieval Literature at the Department of English Studies, University of Durham.
Reviews for Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance
Saunders has done scholars of medieval magic a great service in exploring the literary sources in great detail. [This] is a fascinating and important work, useful to scholars and students working on the medieval supernatural and accessible for non-specialist readers.
FOKLORE
A major work on a central subject and deserves to be widely read.
MEDIUM AEVUM
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FOKLORE
A major work on a central subject and deserves to be widely read.
MEDIUM AEVUM
... Read more