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Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages: Their Origin and Influence on Literature and Art (Paperback)

First Published in 2005. This classic work presents sixteen key myths and legends of the Arthurian Carolingian Teutonic and Scandinavian cycles which embody the chivalric code and which inspired the greatest works of romance literature and art. Some... more

Arthurian Characters and Themes The Grail Book 5 (Hardcover)

Whether it is a cup of plenty or the container of Christ s blood the Holy Grail has always been a symbol of aspiration and longing. This volume surveys representations of the Holy Grail in literature art and film from the Middle Ages to the present... more

Pre-Owned The Complete Works of the Pearl Poet (Paperback) 0520078713 9780520078710

A comprehensive and accessible volume of some of the best-loved medieval literature in its original Middle English This volume brings together four works of the unknown fourteenth-century poet famous for the Arthurian romance Sir Gawain and the Green... more

Arthurian Literature: Arthurian Literature XIX: Comedy in Arthurian Literature (Hardcover)

Articles on comedy in Arthurian romance - French Dutch Italian Scottish and English. The texts analyzed underline the wide dissemination of the Arthurian story in medieval and post-medieval Europe from Scotland to Italy while the various analyses of... more

Arthurian Literature Arthurian Literature IV Book 4 (Hardcover)

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Arthurian Literature Arthurian Literature VI Book 6 (Hardcover)

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Arthurian Archives: French Arthurian Literature IV: Eleven Old French Narrative Lays (Hardcover)

The lay was a flourishing genre in the French courts of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries related to romance rather as the modern short story is to the novel. Its most famous exponent is arguably Marie de France but in addition to her twelve lays a... more

Arthurian Archives: French Arthurian Literature V: The Lay of Mantel (Hardcover)

Text with facing translation of an undeservedly neglected humorous French lay in which the women of Arthur s court have their virtue challenged by a magic mantle. The Old French lay of Mantel belongs to the group of anonymous lays that were composed in... more

Garland Library of Medieval Literature Arthurian Literature and Christianity: Notes from the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

Intended as the other bookend to Jessie Weston s work some eighty years earlier this essay collection provides a careful overview of recent scholarship on possible overlap between Arthurian literature and Christianity. From Ritual to romance and Notes... more

Blackwell Companions to Literature and C A Companion to Arthurian Literature Book 149 (Paperback)

This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. Part of the popular series Blackwell Companions to... more

Arthurian literature. (1910) [LeatherBound]

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1910 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are included in black and white.... more

The Arthurian Legend in Italian Literature 1930 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare Biblio�... more

The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Arthurian Literature (Paperback)

A fresh and authoritative new anthology of medieval Arthurian literature. more

Arthurian Archives Italian Literature II: Tristano Riccardiano Book 12 (Hardcover)

Text with facing translation of the earliest Italian Tristan romance providing new evidence for the development of the Tristan strand of the Arthurian legend. This is the first English translation of the earliest Italian Tristan romance the Tristano... more

Garland Reference Library of the Humanit Modern Arthurian Literature: An Anthology of English & American Arthuriana from the Renaissance to the Present Book 1420 (Paperback)

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. more

Arthurian Literature and Society (Paperback)

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Pre-Owned Handbook of Arthurian Romance: King Arthur s Court in Medieval European Literature (De Gruyter Reference) Paperback

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Arthur in the Celtic Languages : The Arthurian Legend in Celtic Literatures and Traditions (Hardcover)

This volume provides an authoritative new survey of the Arthurian literature and traditions preserved in the Celtic languages: Welsh Cornish Breton Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Covering material from oral tradition as well as medieval and modern... more

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Arthurian Narrative in Latin Tradition Book 36 (Hardcover)

This book takes a unique look at the Latin Arthurian tradition placing authors such as Geoffrey of Monmouth in the context of Latin histories monastic chronicles saints lives and other Latin prose Arthurian narratives. Placing them against a background... more

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight : a Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose / Weston Jessie Laidlay (1907) (1907) [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1907 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; a Middle-English Arthurian romance retold in modern prose with introduction and notes by Jessie L. Weston. with designs by M. M. Crawford (1898) [Leatherbound]

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1898 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index... more

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight : a Middle-English Arthurian romance retold in modern prose 1907

{Size: 17.78 x 24.13 cms} Lang: - English Pages 116 Print on Demand. Reprinted in 2023 with the help of original edition published long back [1907]. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour... more

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose / Jessie Laidlay Weston (1905) (1905) [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1905 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Pre-Owned Middle Eastern Literature and Its Times (Vol 6) (World Literature and Its Times) Hardcover

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Oxford History of English Literature Middle English Literature 1100-1400 Book VOLUM (Hardcover)

Oxford University Press is pleased to announce the complete reissue of all the existing volumes of the Oxford History of English Literature. The set originally published in thirteen volumes is soon to be expanded to fifteen volumes with the forthcoming... more

Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures: Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature in Middle Eastern Languages (Hardcover)

A transnational study of the American Renaissance which explores the literary circulation of Middle Eastern translations of 19th-century U.S. literature In a pioneering approach to classic U.S. Literature Jeffrey Einboden traces the global afterlives... more

Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture: Sleep and Its Spaces in Middle English Literature: Emotions Ethics Dreams (Paperback)

Middle English literature is intimately concerned with sleep and the spaces in which it takes place. In the medieval English imagination sleep is an embodied and culturally determined act. It is both performed and interpreted by characters and... more

Literature for Youth Series: The Middle Ages in Literature for Youth : A Guide and Resource Book (Paperback)

Writers of both fiction and non-fiction have long been fascinated by the Middle Ages and this guide summarizes and evaluates more than 500 picture books novels nonfiction and reference books that have been written for readers in grades K - 12. It also... more

Studies in English Medieval Language and Literature: Of ye Olde Englisch Langage and Textes: New Perspectives on Old and Middle English Language and Literature (Hardcover)

The thirteen articles in this volume present a multidisciplinar approach to Old and Middle English language and literature offering cutting-edge perspectives on different aspects of linguistic and literary developments in those periods and rendering an... more

Rape Culture and Female Resistance in Late Medieval Literature: With an Edition of Middle English and Middle Scots Pasto (Hardcover)

Centering on the difficult and important subject of medieval rape culture this book brings Middle English and Scots texts into conversation with contemporary discourses on sexual assault and the #MeToo movement. The book explores the topic in the late... more

New Middle Ages: Alchemy and Exemplary Poetry in Middle English Literature (Hardcover)

This book explores the different functions and metaphorical concepts of alchemy in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Middle English poetry and bridges them together with the exempla tradition in late medieval English literature. Such poetic narratives... more

Gender in the Middle Ages Women and Devotional Literature in the Middle Ages: Giving Voice to Silence. Essays in Honour of Catherine Innes-Parker Book 21 (Hardcover)

Essays on women and devotional literature in the Middle Ages in commemoration and celebration of the respected feminist scholar Catherine Innes-Parker. Silence was a much-lauded concept in the Middle Ages particularly in the context of religious... more

Arthurian Studies Arthurian Bibliography II: Subject Index Book 6 (Hardcover)

Full indexes by topic keyword and individual work\author form a complete subject-index based on the indexes in source bibliographies. This is a complete bibliography of Arthurian literature to 1978 the result of five years work by Professor Cedric... more

Arthurian Studies Camelot Regained: The Arthurian Revival and Tennyson 1800-1849 Book 21 (Hardcover)

The revival of interest in Arthurian literature in the early part of the 19th century has been largely unremarked until now. Roger Simpson s wide-ranging study of this period in which he traces the dominant forms adopted by the Arthurian revival and... more

Science & Literature In The Middle Ages 1878 Poster Print

A Lesson In Astronomy After A Miniature In The 13Th Century Breviary Of St. Louis From Science And Literature In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix Published London 1878 by Ken Welsh / Design Pics (12 x 17) would make the perfect addition to your home or... more

Early English poetry ballads and popular literature of the Middle Ages ; Volume 22 1840 [Leather Bound]

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Pre-Owned English Literature of the Middle Ages (Paperback) 0140227903 9780140227901

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Early English Poetry Ballads And Popular Literature Of The Middle Ages Vol IV 1841 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare Biblio�... more