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19%OFFLaura Ashe - Early Fiction in England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer - 9780141392875 - V9780141392875
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Early Fiction in England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer

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Description for Early Fiction in England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer Paperback. Gathering extracts from the texts of the period by Wace, Marie de France, Chaucer and others, this volume offers an absorbing and surprising introduction to the earliest fiction in England. Editor(s): Ashe, Laura. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.

A brilliant new anthology that shows how fiction was reinvented in the twelfth century after an absence of hundreds of years. Essential for all students of medieval literature, Early Fiction in England includes extracts by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Wace, Marie de France, Chaucer and many others, in new translations and with illuminating introductions.

Before the twelfth century, fiction had completely disappeared in Europe. In this important and provocative book, Laura Ashe shows how English writers brought it back, composing new tales about King Arthur, his knights and other heroes and heroines in Latin, French and English. Why did ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141392875
SKU
V9780141392875
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About Laura Ashe
Laura Ashe is Associate Professor of English and a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Her books include Fiction and History in England, 1066-1200 and the Oxford English Literary History, vol. 1: 1000-1350. Conquest and Transformation. She has also edited Early Fiction in England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer for Penguin Classics. The extraordinary flowering of English literature in the ... Read more

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