A survey of the significance of names, or their absence, in medieval English, French, and Anglo-Norman romance. Naming 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. 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. JANE BLISS is an independent scholar; she gained her PhD from Oxford Brookes University.
| ISBN: | 9781843841593 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2008 |
| Author: | Jane Bliss |
| Publisher: | D.S. Brewer an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 266 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Medieval Romance |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
A survey of the significance of names, or their absence, in medieval English, French, and Anglo-Norman romance. Naming 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. 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. JANE BLISS is an independent scholar; she gained her PhD from Oxford Brookes University.
Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance features in the following genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance is available in Hardback
Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance was written by Jane Bliss and published by D.S. Brewer an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance has 266 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Medieval Romance series