Landscape in Middle English Romance: The Medieval Imagination and the Natural World

ISBN-13: 9781108926669 / Miękka / 2023 / 302 str.

Andrew M. (Southern Connecticut State University) Richmond

Opis

Explores the landscapes, waterscapes, and ecological perspectives of popular Middle English romances at the onset of the Little Ice Age.

Recenzje

'… it will make readers pay attention to the detail of romances with more care in the future, and with an alertness to elements that are otherwise easy to overlook.' Helen Cooper, Speculum

Spis treści

Digging into Romance: An introduction; 1. A (disappearing?) world of opportunity; 2. Chasing the surf; 3. Across the sea; 4. 'In his contrie at hame'; Conclusion: The singing bonkes of Britain.