| Middle English Romance and the Craft of Memory Contributor(s): McKinstry, Jamie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843844176 ISBN-13: 9781843844174 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| LCCN: 2015373932 |
| Series: Studies in Medieval Romance |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.28 lbs) 289 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Middle English romances many memories are created, stored, forgotten, and rediscovered by both the characters and audience; such memory work is not, however, either simple or obvious. This study examines the ways in which recollection is achieved and sustained through physical, cognitive, and interpretative challenges. It uses examples such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo, and Emare, alongside romances by Chaucer and Malory, to investigate the genre's reliance on individual and collective memorial processes. The author argues that a tale's objects, places, dreams, discoveries, disguises, prophecies, and dramatic ironies influence that romance's essential memory work, which relies as much on creativity as it does accuracy. He also explores the imaginative crafts of memory that are employed by romances themselves. Dr Jamie McKinstry teaches in the Department of English Studies at Durham University, where he is a member of the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): McKinstry, Jamie: - Tutor, Department of English Studies and Member, Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham University, UK. |