Contributor
Shepherd, Stephen H. A. editor.
Edition Statement:Second edition.
ImprintNew York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2023]
Descriptionxxix, 825 pages ; 22 cm
Note:Middle English Romances -- Nurture and Correction -- Trial and Ordeal -- Challenges to the Round Table -- Holy War -- Sources and Backgrounds -- Havelok -- Ywain and Gawain -- Of Kyng Robert of Cisyle, Hou Pride Dude Him Begyle -- Sir Orfeo -- Athelston -- Sir Launfal -- The Awntyrs Off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne -- The Weddyng of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell for Helpyng of Kyng Arthoure -- The Grene Knight -- The Sege Off Melayne -- The Tail of Rauf Oilyear, How He Harbreit King Charlis -- Criticism -- The Knight Sets Forth / Erich Auerbach -- Definitions of Middle English Romance / John Finlayson -- Improvisation in the Middle English Romance / Albert C. Baugh -- The Audience of the Romances / Gisela Guddat-Figge -- [Folk Practices and Learned Magic] / Corinne Saunders -- Madness in Sir Orfeo / Derek Pearsall -- The Saracen Body / Suzanne Conklin Akbari -- When Romance Comes True / Helen Cooper.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 797-825).
Note:"Middle English Romances features 11 selections of important surviving texts spanning from around 1150 CE to around 1450, each of which provide important insights into English medieval life. Organized around key themes of "nurture and correction," "trial and ordeal," "challenges to the Round Table," and "holy war," these complete texts were meticulously transcribed from the best manuscripts and thoroughly annotated to be more accessible to the modern reader. The new edition of this NCE features four additional new primary texts including Athelston, Rauf Coilyear, Robert of Cisyle, and The Grene Knight. To assist in understanding these texts, analogues of the selected romances are also included with detailed explanations from the editor. Critical essays offer varied approaches to Middle English Romances as a genre and reconsiders some of the recurring themes found in its tales. A selected bibliography is also included."-- Provided by publisher.
