Wales and the Medieval Colonial Imagination
The Matters of Britain in the Twelfth Century
(Sprache: Englisch)
Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh.
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Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Wales and the Medieval Colonial Imagination “
Introduction: The Scrap-Heap of History 1. Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Matter of Wales 2. Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden: Courtly Britain and Its Others 3. Chrétien de Troyes, Wales, and the Matiere of Britain 4. Crooked Greeks: Hybridity, History, and Gerald of Wales Epilogue: The Birds of Rhiannon
Autoren-Porträt von M. Faletra
Michael A. Faletra is an Associate Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, USA.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: M. Faletra
- 2014, 1st ed., 243 Seiten, Maße: 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
- ISBN-10: 1349482854
- ISBN-13: 9781349482856
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Englisch
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