Fictions of Identity in Medieval France

ISBN-13: 9780521781053 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 318 str.

Donald Maddox

Opis

In this study of vernacular French narrative from the twelfth century through the later Middle Ages, Donald Maddox considers the construction of identity in a wide range of fictions. He focuses on crucial encounters, widespread in medieval literature, in which characters are informed about fundamental aspects of their own circumstances and selfhood. The study offers many new perspectives on the poetic and cultural implications of identity as an imaginary construct during the long formative period of French literature.

Recenzje

'… an important book that sheds new light on a significant recurring feature in some much-discussed texts as well as in some that have received less critical attention … well worth careful examination.' Medium Aevum

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: identity and encounter in medieval literature; 1. The specular encounter in fictions of reciprocity: the Lais of Marie de France; 2. The specular encounter in Arthurian Romance; 3. From encounter to specular encounter in fictions of the courtly tryst; 4. The specular encounter in fictions of lineage; 5. Afterword: the specular encounter in perspective; Appendix; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.