The Sea and Medieval English Literature
(Part of the Studies in Medieval Romance Series)
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As the first cultural history of the sea in medieval English literature, this book traces premodern myths of insularity from their Old English beginnings to Shakespeare's 'Tempest'. Beginning with a discussion of biblical, classical and pre-Conquest treatments of the sea, it investigates how such works as the Anglo-Norman 'Voyage of St Brendan', the Tristan romances, the chronicles of Matthew Paris, 'King Horn, Patience, The Book of Margery Kempe'...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1843841371
ISBN13:9781843841371
Release Date:December 2007
Publisher:Boydell & Brewer
Length:218 Pages
Weight:1.43 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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