Medieval Narrative
An Introduction
By Tony Davenport · 2004
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- About this editionISBN: 9780191587986, 0191587982Page count: 314Published: September 23, 2004Format: ebookPublisher: OUP OxfordLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Tony DavenportCreate citationTable of contentsAn introduction to the variety of medieval narrative, intended both for students and more general readers who already know some of the classics of the Middle Ages, such as Beowulf, the Decameron and The Canterbury Tales,, and who wish to venture further. Medieval definitions and theories of narrative are considered in relation to modern narratology and the major medieval types of narrative are discussed. The perspective in this book is mainly English, with Chaucer as a central figure, but it refers to a range of well-known European texts and writers, such as Marie de France, Cretien de Troyes, the Niebelungenlied, the Poem of the Cid, Dante and Boccaccio.Source: PublisherOther editions200420231979Oxford University PressOxford University Press—Paperbackebook—305 pages305 pages—Common terms and phrasesadventuresAesopallegoricalAlliterative Morte ArthureArthurianaudiencebattleBeowulfBéroulBoccaccioBreton layCambridge U.P.CanterburyCanterbury TalescenturycharactersChaucerChrétienchronicleClarendon PressclassicalcomedycomiccourtcourtlycreateCTD.S. Brewerdebatedialoguedramaticdream poemsednepicepisodesexampleexemplumexpressedfablefabliaufictionMore terms and phrasesShow lessGet bookBorrowFind in a librarySearch in WorldCat.Search WorldCatAbout the workOriginally published: February 12, 2004Subject: Literary Criticism / Ancient & ClassicalAuthorTony DavenportAuthorFormerly Lecturer in English at the University of Leeds (1959-64) and then successively Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, Tony Davenport is now Emeritus Professor of Medieval Literature in the University of London. He is the author of several books and numerous essays on medieval English literature. He was elected Fellow of the English Association in 2002.Search Tony DavenportPublisher