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Medieval Romance and Material Culture
N Perkins
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Description for Medieval Romance and Material Culture
Hardback. Studies of how the physical manifests itself in medieval romance - and medieval romances as objects themselves. Editor(s): Perkins, Nicholas. Series: Studies in Medieval Romance. Num Pages: 311 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 852.
Studies of how the physical manifests itself in medieval romance - and medieval romances as objects themselves. Medieval romance narratives glitter with the material objects that were valued and exchanged in late-medieval society: lovers' rings and warriors' swords, holy relics and desirable or corrupted bodies. Romance, however, is also agenre in which such objects make meaning on numerous levels, and not always in predictable ways. These new essays examine from diverse perspectives how romances respond to material culture, but also show how romance as a genre helps to constitute and transmit that culture. Focusing on romances circulating in Britain ... Read more
Studies of how the physical manifests itself in medieval romance - and medieval romances as objects themselves. Medieval romance narratives glitter with the material objects that were valued and exchanged in late-medieval society: lovers' rings and warriors' swords, holy relics and desirable or corrupted bodies. Romance, however, is also agenre in which such objects make meaning on numerous levels, and not always in predictable ways. These new essays examine from diverse perspectives how romances respond to material culture, but also show how romance as a genre helps to constitute and transmit that culture. Focusing on romances circulating in Britain ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
851g
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843900
SKU
V9781843843900
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Ref
99-50
About N Perkins
Ad Putter is Professor of Medieval English at the University of Bristol, UK, co-director of Bristol's Centre for Medieval Studies, and Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author and editor of numerous books, with a particular interest in Medieval Romance texts and the works of the Gawain poet. He is currently leading a research project on the literary ... Read more
Reviews for Medieval Romance and Material Culture
Vigorously engages with current work on materialisms.
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
From cover to cover, this book is hard to put down. The prose, the content, and ultimately the context give much pause to consider new angles in medieval material culture scholarship.
COMITATUS
The variety and richness of medieval culture are amply served by the range ... Read more
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
From cover to cover, this book is hard to put down. The prose, the content, and ultimately the context give much pause to consider new angles in medieval material culture scholarship.
COMITATUS
The variety and richness of medieval culture are amply served by the range ... Read more