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Author:

Cooper, Helen, 1947-

Title:

The English romance in time : transforming motifs from Geoffrey of Monmouth to the death of Shakespeare / Helen Cooper.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xiii, 542 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Romances, English--History and criticism.
English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
Roman courtois anglais--Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise--1100-1500 (Moyen anglais)--Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise--16e siècle--Histoire et critique.
Literaire thema's.
Romancen.
Middelengels.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-531)and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-531)and index.

Contents:

Introduction: 'Enter, pursued with a bear' -- 1. Quest and pilgrimage: 'the adventure that God shall send me' -- 2. Providence and the sea: 'no tackle, sail, nor mast' -- 3. Magic that doesn't work -- 4. Fairy monarchs, fairy mistresses: 'I am of ane other countree' -- 5. Desirable desire: 'I am wholly given over unto thee' -- 6. Women on trial -- 7. Restoring the rightful heir: 'if that which is lost be not found' -- 8. Unhappy endings: 'the most accursed, unhappy, and evil fortuned'.

ISBN:

9780199248865 (alk. paper)
0199248869 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55884402

LCCN:

2004301649

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)