Pulp fictions of medieval England
Subtitle: essays in popular romance
By: edited by Nicola McDonald.
Contributors: McDonald, Nicola.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Romances, English -- History and criticism; English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism; Literature and society -- England -- History -- To 1500; Popular literature -- England -- History and criticism; Books and reading -- England -- History -- To 1500; Narrative poetry, English -- History and criticism; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500; Rhetoric, Medieval
Description: Although Middle English popular romance is an audacious and compendious testimony to the English Middle Ages, it remains under-read and under-studied. This study presents popular romance as worthy of critical attention and also crucial to understanding the complex world of medieval England.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.