num_pages: 208
description: This book is the first full-length study of the theme of the siege in Medieval literature. Close reading of selected Middle English romances shows how writers used descriptions of sieges to explore such subjects as military strategy, heroism, and chivalry. Drawing on a wide range of writings in several languages, Malcolm Hebron sets the romances in a broad context, providing important insight into the medieval imagination.
language: English
title: The Medieval Siege: Theme and Image in Middle English Romance
titlecomplete: The Medieval Siege: Theme and Image in Middle English Romance (Oxford English Monographs)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Clarendon Press