Description
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 and Ireland between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, individual chapters address such questions as the relationship between objects and protagonists in romance narrative; the materiality of male and female bodies; the interaction between visual and verbal representations of romance; poetic form and manuscript textuality; and how a nineteenth-century edition of medieval romances provoked artists to homage and satire. NICHOLAS PERKINS is Associate Professor and Tutor in English at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford. Contributors: Siobhain Bly Calkin, Nancy Mason Bradbury, Aisling Byrne, Anna Caughey, Neil Cartlidge, Mark Cruse, Morgan Dickson, Rosalind Field, Elliot Kendall, Megan G. Leitch, Henrike Manuwald, Nicholas Perkins, Ad Putter, Raluca L. Radulescu, Robert Allen Rouse,
About the Author
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 heritage of Anglo-Dutch relations. Dr Raluca Radulescu is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Bangor University ROBERT ROUSE Associate Professor, Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Reviews
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 of studies. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Book Information
ISBN 9781843843900
Author Professor Nicholas Perkins
Format Hardback
Page Count 311
Imprint D.S. Brewer
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g
About the Author
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 heritage of Anglo-Dutch relations. Dr Raluca Radulescu is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Bangor University ROBERT ROUSE Associate Professor, Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Reviews
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 of studies. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Book Information
ISBN 9781843843900
Author Professor Nicholas Perkins
Format Hardback
Page Count 311
Imprint D.S. Brewer
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g
