Magic and the supernatural in medieval English romance
By: Corinne Saunders
Series: Studies in medieval romance -- 13
Publisher: D.S. Brewer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Woodbridge, UK; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781843842217
Description: "This study looks at a wide range of medieval Englisih romance texts, including the works of Chaucer and Malory, from a broad cultural perspective, to show that while they employ magic in order to create exotic, escapist worlds, they are also grounded in a sense of possibility, and reflect a complex web of inherited and current ideas."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.