
Sir Bevis of Hampton in Literary Tradition
D.S. Brewer (Publisher)
Published on 21. August 2008
Book
Hardback
220 pages
978-1-84384-173-9 (ISBN)
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Description
First comprehensive collection to be devoted to Sir Bevis, the most popular Middle English romance.
Sir Bevis of Hampton is one of the most widespread and important Middle English romances. This book - the first ever full-length study to be devoted to it - considers it in its historical and literary contexts, and its Anglo-Norman, Welsh, Irish and Icelandic versions. It also offers detailed textual analyses, and discusses particular aspects of the story, its "afterlife" and its influence during the early modern period.
CONTRIBUTORS: MARIANNE AILES, JUDITH WEISS, ERICH POPPE, REGINE RECK, CHRISTOPHER SANDERS, IVANA DJORDJEVIC, JENNIFER FELLOWS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE, SIOBHAIN BLY CALKIN, MELISSA FURROW, CORINNE SAUNDERS, ANDREW KING.
Sir Bevis of Hampton is one of the most widespread and important Middle English romances. This book - the first ever full-length study to be devoted to it - considers it in its historical and literary contexts, and its Anglo-Norman, Welsh, Irish and Icelandic versions. It also offers detailed textual analyses, and discusses particular aspects of the story, its "afterlife" and its influence during the early modern period.
CONTRIBUTORS: MARIANNE AILES, JUDITH WEISS, ERICH POPPE, REGINE RECK, CHRISTOPHER SANDERS, IVANA DJORDJEVIC, JENNIFER FELLOWS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE, SIOBHAIN BLY CALKIN, MELISSA FURROW, CORINNE SAUNDERS, ANDREW KING.
Reviews / Votes
Each contribution [...] provides a fresh, thoroughly referenced discussion [...] This volume will be essential for those looking for expert views on Bevis and the textual and cultural questions it raises. With its detailed information on manuscripts and printed editions and a comprehensive bibliography [...] it is a valuable resource and likely to stimulate further research into one of the most significant of insular romances. * STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER * Traditional, manuscript-based, and linguistic analyses sit well alongside political, racial, and gender readings; students and scholars alike will find the collection rewarding, and a comprehensive guide to this rich romance and its traditions, while new directions for further research are also well represented. * YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES * For scholars of medieval literature, a book like this is another welcome sign that even in one oft-told and well-worn story, as in all the European Romance tradition, are riches that are far from being exhausted. * JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY * The collection as a whole, then, is remarkable not only for the high quality of its individual pieces, but especially for the lively internal dialogue and interaction between the different contributors. It successfully conveys a sense of both the enduring appeal and the remarkable fluidity of the Bevis-story, and is bound to become a precious tool for both students and researchers in the field. * NOTES AND QUERIES * A welcome acknowledgement of the multi-faceted interest of a text that enjoyed such a high and enduring profile. * ENCOMIA *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
6 s/w Abbildungen
6 b/w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84384-173-9 (9781843841739)
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Corinne Saunders is Professor of Medieval Literature at the Department of English Studies, University of Durham. MARIANNE AILES is Professor of French at the University of Bristol. ROBERT ROUSE Associate Professor, Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Introduction
The Anglo-Norman Boeve de Haumtone as a chanson de geste - Marianne Ailes
Mestre and Son: The Role of Sabaoth and Terri in Boeve de Haumtone - Judith Weiss
Rewriting Bevis in Wales and Ireland - Erich Poppe and Regine Reck
Bevers saga in the Context of Old Norse Historical Prose - Christopher Sanders
From Boeve to Bevis: The Translator at Work - Ivana Djordjevic
The Middle English and Renaissance Bevis: A Textual Survey - Jennifer Fellows
For King and Country? The Tension Between National and Regional Identities in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Robert Rouse
Defining Christian Knighthood in a Saracen World: Changing Depictions of the Protagonist in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Siobhain Bly Calkin
Ascopard's Betrayal: A Narrative Problem - Melissa Furrow
Gender, Virtue and Wisdom in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Corinne Saunders
Sir Bevis of Hampton: Renaissance Influence and Reception - Andrew King
Bibliography of Bevis Scholarship - Jennifer Fellows
The Anglo-Norman Boeve de Haumtone as a chanson de geste - Marianne Ailes
Mestre and Son: The Role of Sabaoth and Terri in Boeve de Haumtone - Judith Weiss
Rewriting Bevis in Wales and Ireland - Erich Poppe and Regine Reck
Bevers saga in the Context of Old Norse Historical Prose - Christopher Sanders
From Boeve to Bevis: The Translator at Work - Ivana Djordjevic
The Middle English and Renaissance Bevis: A Textual Survey - Jennifer Fellows
For King and Country? The Tension Between National and Regional Identities in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Robert Rouse
Defining Christian Knighthood in a Saracen World: Changing Depictions of the Protagonist in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Siobhain Bly Calkin
Ascopard's Betrayal: A Narrative Problem - Melissa Furrow
Gender, Virtue and Wisdom in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Corinne Saunders
Sir Bevis of Hampton: Renaissance Influence and Reception - Andrew King
Bibliography of Bevis Scholarship - Jennifer Fellows