| Lancelot of the Laik and Sir Tristrem Contributor(s): Lupack, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1879288508 ISBN-13: 9781879288508 Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Collections | Medieval |
| Dewey: 821.208 |
| LCCN: 94027291 |
| Series: Middle English Texts |
| Physical Information: 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new edition makes available to students of English romance and of the Matter of Britain two significant Middle English Arthurian romances: Lancelot of the Laik and Sir Tristrem. The former, a late fifteenth century romance, tells of the adventures of Lancelot, bearing many similarities to the Vulgate Prose Lancelot, but also includes a lengthy section of political advice. The latter is an uncourtly, parodic poem about the knight Tristrem. With its introductions, glosses, notes, and glossary, this accessible edition enables students to enrich their sense of the texture of English treatments of the vast body of legends that grew around the court of Arthur. |