Fairies in Medieval Romance [electronic resource] /
Wade, J.author.
This is the first book to construct a theoretical framework that not only introduces a new way of reading romance writing at large, but more specifically that generates useful critical readings of the specific functions of fairies in individual romance texts.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Internal Folklore; 1 Fairies and Humans between Possible Worlds; 2 Avalon: Simulacra and Fictional Facts; 3 Beyond Orthodoxy: Tests and Quests; 4 Fairy Mistresses: Gifts and Taboos; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the first book to construct a theoretical framework that not only introduces a new way of reading romance writing at large, but more specifically that generates useful critical readings of the specific functions of fairies in individual romance texts.
Literature, Medieval.
Europe-History-476-1492.
British literature.
Classical literature.
Cultural studies.
Medieval Literature.
History of Medieval Europe.
British and Irish Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Cultural Studies.