Medieval Narrative
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- ISBN 9780199258390
- Weight: 385g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 23 Sep 2004
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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An introduction to the variety of medieval narrative, intended both for students and more general readers who already know some of the classics of the Middle Ages, such as Beowulf, the Decameron and The Canterbury Tales,, and who wish to venture further. Medieval definitions and theories of narrative are considered in relation to modern narratology and the major medieval types of narrative are discussed. The perspective in this book is mainly English, with Chaucer as a central figure, but it refers to a range of well-known European texts and writers, such as Marie de France, Cretien de Troyes, the Niebelungenlied, the Poem of the Cid, Dante and Boccaccio.
Formerly Lecturer in English at the University of Leeds (1959-64) and then successively Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, Tony Davenport is now Emeritus Professor of Medieval Literature in the University of London. He is the author of several books and numerous essays on medieval English literature. He was elected Fellow of the English Association in 2002.
