Heroes and Anti-Heroes in Medieval Romance (Studies in Medieval Romance)

Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Heroes and Anti-Heroes in Medieval Romance (Studies in Medieval Romance) ISBN:1843843048 Author:Cartlidge, Neil Publisher:D.S. Brewer Release Date:2012 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Very Good Sku: 2339695 Notes: First edition. Half-inch tear to rear board base, board corners bumped. 2012 Hard Cover. ix, 247 pp. Investigations into the heroic - or not - behaviour of the protagonists of medieval romance. Medieval romances so insistently celebrate the triumphs of heroes and the discomfiture of villains that they discourage recognition of just how morally ambiguous, antisocial or even downright sinister their protagonists can be, and, correspondingly, of just how admirable or impressive their defeated opponents often are. This tension between the heroic and the antiheroic makes a major contribution to the dramatic complexity of medieval romance, but it is not an aspect of the genre that has been frequently discussed up until now. Focusing on fourteen distinct characters and character-types in medieval narrative, this book illustrates the range of different ways in which the imaginative power and appeal of romance-texts often depend on contradictions implicit in the very ideal of heroism. Contributors: Neil Cartlidge, Penny Eley, David Ashurst, Meg Lamont, Laura Ashe, Judith Weiss, Gareth Griffith, Kate McClune, Nancy Mason Bradbury, Ad Putter, Robert Rouse, Siobhain Bly Calkin, James Wade, Stephanie Vierick Gibbs Kamath. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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