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The Legend of Charlemagne in Medieval England – The Matter of France in Middle English and Anglo–Norman Literature: Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures

Autor Philippa Hardman, Marianne Ailes
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 aug 2017
The Matter of France, the legendary history of Charlemagne, had a central but now largely unrecognised place in the multilingual culture of medieval England. From the early claim in the Chanson de Roland that Charlemagne held England as his personal domain, to the later proliferation of Middle English romances of Charlemagne, the materials are woven into the insular political and cultural imagination. However, unlike the wide range of continental French romances, the insular tradition concentrates on stories of a few heroic characters: Roland, Fierabras, Otinel. Why did writers and audiences in England turn again and again to these narratives, rewriting and reinterpreting them for more than two hundred years?
This book offers the first full-length, in-depth study of the tradition as manifested in literature and culture. It investigates the currency and impact of the Matter of France with equal attention to English and French-language texts, setting each individual manuscript or early printed text in its contemporary cultural and political context. The narratives are revealed to be extraordinarily adaptable, using the iconic opposition between Carolingian and Saracen heroes to reflect concerns with national politics, religious identity, the future of Christendom, chivalry and ethics, and monarchy and treason.

PHILLIPA HARDMAN is Readerin Medieval English Literature (retired) at the University of Reading; MARIANNE AILES is Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Bristol.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781843844723
ISBN-10: 1843844729
Pagini: 489
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.71 kg
Editura: Boydell and Brewer
Seria Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures


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Introduction: Charlemagne in England: Owning the Legend Acculturating Charlemagne: The Insular Literary Context Charlemagne 'Translated' [i]: The Anglo-Norman Tradition Charlemagne 'Appropriated' [ii]: The Middle English Tradition Re-Imagining the Hero: The Insular Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux Re-Presenting Otherness: The Insular Fierabras Tradition Re-Purposing the Narrative: The Insular Otinel Tradition Conclusion: The Insular Afterlife of the Matter of France Appendix: The Corpus: Texts and Manuscripts Bibliography