Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance Hardback
by Jane Bliss
Part of the Studies in Medieval Romance series
Hardback
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A survey of the significance of names, or their absence, in medieval English, French, and Anglo-Norman romance. Naming and namelessness are among the major themes of medieval romance. Because the genre is so difficult to define, scholars have viewed romance as containing a critical number of themes; this book treats naming as a major themeof romance, and furthermore examines romance's relationship with contemporary naming-theory.
A new genre, it is able to play with naming in a way that previously established genres are not. The book begins with a discussion of the medieval background to romance, and explores a series of naming-patterns found across a broad range of texts.
It continues with detailed analysis of twenty-one romances [in English, French, and Anglo-Norman, from 1130 to 1500], to show how naming-themes are treated differently in each, and to demonstrate the importance of name as a generic marker.
Finally, an appendix provides details of each romance's context, together with indications for further research. JANE BLISS is an independent scholar; she gained her PhD from Oxford Brookes University.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:266 pages
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:17/04/2008
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- ISBN:9781843841593
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:266 pages
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:17/04/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9781843841593
