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245 10 a| Medieval literature and social politicsh| [electronic resource] :b| studies of cultures and their contexts /c| Stephen Knight.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Routledge,c| 2021.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

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520 a| "Medieval Literature and Social Politics brings together seventeen articles by literary historian Stephen Knight. The book primarily focuses on the social and political meaning of medieval literature, in the past and the present. It provides an account of how early heroic texts relate to the issues surrounding leadership and conflict in Wales, France and England, and how the myth of the Grail and the French reworking of Celtic stories relate to contemporary society and its concerns. Further chapters examine Chaucer's readings of his social world, the medieval reworkings of the Arthur and Merlin myths, and the popular social statements in ballads and other literary forms. The concluding chapters examine the Anglo-nationalist `Arctic Arthur', and the ways in which Arthur, Merlin and Robin Hood can be treated in terms of modern studies of the history of emotions and the environment. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of medieval Europe, as well as those interested in social and political history, medieval literature and modern medievalism"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Medieval literature and social politics studies of cultures and their contexts / Stephen Knight.

Author/creator	Knight, Stephen, 1940-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Description	1 online resource
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Literature, Medieval--History and criticism. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. Literature and society--Europe. --History.

Series	Variorum collected studies
Abstract	"Medieval Literature and Social Politics brings together seventeen articles by literary historian Stephen Knight. The book primarily focuses on the social and political meaning of medieval literature, in the past and the present. It provides an account of how early heroic texts relate to the issues surrounding leadership and conflict in Wales, France and England, and how the myth of the Grail and the French reworking of Celtic stories relate to contemporary society and its concerns. Further chapters examine Chaucer's readings of his social world, the medieval reworkings of the Arthur and Merlin myths, and the popular social statements in ballads and other literary forms. The concluding chapters examine the Anglo-nationalist `Arctic Arthur', and the ways in which Arthur, Merlin and Robin Hood can be treated in terms of modern studies of the history of emotions and the environment. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of medieval Europe, as well as those interested in social and political history, medieval literature and modern medievalism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Source of description	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other form	Print version: Knight, Stephen, 1940- Medieval literature and social politics London ; New York : Routledge, 2021. 9780367511289
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020037461
ISBN	9781000340181 (epub)
ISBN	9781003052548 (ebook)
ISBN	(hardback)

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