Bestsellers and Masterpieces by Heather Blurton

Bestsellers and Masterpieces by Heather Blurton

Bestsellers and masterpieces: The changing medieval canon addresses the strange fact that, in both European and Middle Eastern medieval studies, those texts that we now study and teach as the most canonical representations of their era were in fact not popular or even widely read in their day. On the other hand, those texts that were popular, as evidenced by the extant manuscript record, are taught and studied with far less frequency. The book provides cross-cultural insight into both the literary tastes of the medieval period and the literary and political forces behind the creation of the ‘modern canon’ of medieval literature. -- .

'The essays [..] invite the reader to consider the pre-modern and modern cultural milieu that led to specific works’ genesis and, centuries later, privileged position in the canon and to consider a place for once widely-transmitted works that have since been marginalized—two intellectual ventures that will undoubtedly enhance scholarship and undergraduate curricula.' Arthuriana -- .

Heather Blurton is Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Dwight F. Reynolds is Distinguished Professor of Arabic Language and Literature in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781526147486
ISBN 10	1526147483
Titel	Bestsellers and Masterpieces
Autor	Heather Blurton
Serie	Manchester Medieval Literature And Culture
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Manchester University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2022-08-16
Seitenanzahl	288
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.