The Romance of the Middle Ages by Nicholas Perkins
From King Arthur and the Round Table to Alexander the Great's global conquests, the stories of romance appear in some of the most beautiful books of the Middle Ages. This book provides an engaging, scholarly, and richly illustrated guide to medieval romance and its continuing influence on literature and art.
A richly woven tapestry of image and textA great resource and a wonderful read. -- Simon Armitage
This is an altogether delightful book. It is hard to imagine a book that does its job, of introducing medieval romance and its after-life to the general reader, more perfectly. -- Derek Pearsall
Evangelicals and literary critics have looked sternly askance at medieval romance for about six hundred years. Entirely undaunted, medieval romances pass insouciantly across borders of time, geography, social class and gender with their passports of pleasure. Nicholas Perkins and Alison Wiggins here allow us to join those journeys of romance. Their lightly worn, precise scholarship takes us inside the books of these marvellous stories. This is a gorgeous, utterly delightful book. -- James Simpson
This book is at once an informative and lively introduction to all aspects of romance -- medieval and modern, its writers and readers, in manuscript and print -- and a treasure-trove of some of the Bodleian's visually most remarkable holdings. Newcomers to the subject will find it easily accessible, and scholars will discover new and intriguing things. -- Helen Cooper
'A stimulating journey through the subject that will foster interest and inclination to pursue study of it beyond the exhibition and this book. Highly recommended.' -- A. P. Church * Choice *
This is an altogether delightful book. It is hard to imagine a book that does its job, of introducing medieval romance and its after-life to the general reader, more perfectly. -- Derek Pearsall
Evangelicals and literary critics have looked sternly askance at medieval romance for about six hundred years. Entirely undaunted, medieval romances pass insouciantly across borders of time, geography, social class and gender with their passports of pleasure. Nicholas Perkins and Alison Wiggins here allow us to join those journeys of romance. Their lightly worn, precise scholarship takes us inside the books of these marvellous stories. This is a gorgeous, utterly delightful book. -- James Simpson
This book is at once an informative and lively introduction to all aspects of romance -- medieval and modern, its writers and readers, in manuscript and print -- and a treasure-trove of some of the Bodleian's visually most remarkable holdings. Newcomers to the subject will find it easily accessible, and scholars will discover new and intriguing things. -- Helen Cooper
'A stimulating journey through the subject that will foster interest and inclination to pursue study of it beyond the exhibition and this book. Highly recommended.' -- A. P. Church * Choice *
Nicholas Perkins is a Fellow of St Hugh's College and Lecturer in Medieval English, University of Oxford. Alison Wiggins is Senior Lecturer in English Language, University of Glasgow.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851242955 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851242953 |
| Title | The Romance of the Middle Ages |
| Author | Nicholas Perkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bodleian Library |
| Year published | 2012-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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