Christian, Saracen and Genre in Medieval French Literature: Imagination and Cultural Interaction in the French Middle Ages

ISBN-13: 9780415930130 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 136 str.

Lynn Tarte Ramey

Opis

This title explores the historical and imaginary representation of the Saracen, or Muslim, in French writings from 1100 to 1500. Literary relationships between Christians and Muslims are placed side-by-side with historical accounts of changing socio-political interactions. It begins with the first epics, moving through troubadour poetry, romance epic and ending in romance.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Discovery, Desire, and Destruction; Chapter 3 Songs of Desire; Chapter 4 New Songs with New Rhythms; Chapter 5 Forging Relationships; Chapter 6 Questioning the Myth; Chapter 7 Transitional Figures; Chapter 8 Conclusions;

O autorze

Lynn Tarte Ramey