{"product_id":"naming-and-namelessness-in-medieval-romance","title":"Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance","description":"A survey of the significance of names, or their absence, in medieval English, French, and Anglo-Norman romance.\n\nNaming and namelessness are among the major themes of medieval romance. Because the genre is so difficult to define, scholars have viewed romance as containing a critical number of themes; this book treats naming as a major themeof romance, and furthermore examines romance's relationship with contemporary naming-theory. A new genre, it is able to play with naming in a way that previously established genres are not.\n The book begins with a discussion of the medieval background to romance, and explores a series of naming-patterns found across a broad range of texts. It continues with detailed analysis of twenty-one romances [in English, French, and Anglo-Norman, from 1130 to 1500], to show how naming-themes are treated differently in each, and to demonstrate the importance of name as a generic marker. Finally, an appendix provides details of each romance's context, together with indications for further research.\n\n JANE BLISS is an independent scholar; she gained her PhD from Oxford Brookes University.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54251464327512,"sku":"9781843841593","price":92.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781843841593__676f785d88860.jpg?v=1741159629","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/naming-and-namelessness-in-medieval-romance","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}