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In Strange Countries: Middle English Literature and Its Afterlife: Essays in Memory of J. J. Anderson
Contributor(s): Bernau, Anke (Editor), Matthews, David (Editor)
ISBN: 0719084504     ISBN-13: 9780719084508
Publisher: Manchester University Press
OUR PRICE:   $133.00  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Medieval
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
These essays by senior scholars in medieval studies celebrate the career of J.J. Anderson, editor, critic, and co-founder of the Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture series, who taught in medieval studies at the University of Manchester for forty years.

The essays are rooted in medieval literature but frequently range beyond the confines of the Middle Ages. They reflect the breadth of Anderson's own scholarly interests, especially in drama and Arthurian literature. There is a particular focus on 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and 'Pearl', poems
which preoccupied him throughout his scholarly life. There are also new reconsiderations of La?amon's 'Brut', Mirk's 'Festial', the Passion plays, and the manuscripts of the 'Pore Caitif'. Moving beyond the traditional purview of medieval literature, several contributors trace the afterlives of
medieval themes in later literature. These essays include a consideration of the twinned trajectories of the medieval heroes Robin Hood and King Arthur from medieval literature to modern television, a comparison of La?amon's 'Brut' and Tennyson's 'Idylls of the King', and a recreation of the Bishop
Blase procession which took place in industrial Bradford.

Contributors are Rosamund Allen, Ralph Elliott, Alexandra Johnston, Stephen Knight, Peter Meredith, Susan Powell, Gillian Rudd, Alan Shelston, and Kalpen Trivedi.