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Medieval Romance : The Aesthetics of Possibility.

Knapp, James.

Medieval Romance : The Aesthetics of Possibility. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (264 pages)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Speculative Fiction of Marie de France -- Chapter Two: Perception and Possible Worlds in Sir Orfeo -- Chapter Three: Capturing Beauty: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde -- Chapter Four: Melusine's Aventure among the Humans -- Chapter Five: Romance by Other Means: The Canterbury Tales -- Chapter Six: The Immense Subtlety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Medieval Romanceis the first study to focus on the deep philosophical underpinnings of the genre's fictional worlds.

9781487514204


Electronic books.

PR321 .K537 2017

821/.109353

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