The Scottish romance tradition c.1375-c.1550: nation, chivalry and knighthood
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Main Author: Mainer, Sergi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Editions Rodopi 2010
Series:Scottish cultural review of language and literature v. 14
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-280) and index
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
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 that Barbour's Bruce (c .1375) established the rhetorical devices and literary traits which were going to be typical of the later Scottish romances. It also examines the extent to which the translation of the four Arthurian and Alexander romances from French originals follows Barbour's precepts. These
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ISBN:9042029757
9042029765
9789042029750
9789042029767

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