| The Transmission of Medieval Romance: Metres, Manuscripts and Early Prints Contributor(s): Putter, Ad (Editor), Jefferson, Judith A. (Editor), Putter, Ad (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843845105 ISBN-13: 9781843845102 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Series: Studies in Medieval Romance |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.50 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Romances were immensely popular with medieval readers, as evidenced by their ubiquity in manuscripts and early print. The essays collected here deal with the textual transmission of medieval romances in England and Scotland, combining this with investigations into their metre and form; this comparison of the romances in both their material form and their verse form sheds new light on their cultural and social contexts. Topics addressed include the textualhistory of Sir Orfeo; the singing of Middle English romances; their rhythms and rhyme schemes; their printed transmission from Caxton to Wynkyn de Worde; and the representation of the Otherworld in manuscript miscellanies. AD PUTTER is Professor of Medieval English at the University of Bristol; JUDITH A. JEFFERSON is Research Associate at the University of Bristol. Contributors: Michelle de Groot, Judith A. Jefferson, RebeccaE. Lyons, Carol M. Meale, Donka Minkova, Nicholas Mylkebust, Derek Pearsall, Rhiannon Purdie, Ad Putter, Elizabeth Robertson, Jordi Sánchez-Martí, Thorlac Turville-Petre |