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Cultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English Romance: Normans and Saxons book cover

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Cultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English Romance Normans and Saxons

By Dominique Battles Copyright 2013
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge
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This book explores how the cultural distinctions and conflicts between Anglo-Saxons and Normans originating with the Norman Conquest of 1066 prevailed well into the fourteenth century and are manifest in a significant number of Middle English romances including King Horn , Havelok the Dane , Sir Orfeo , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , and others. Specifically, the study looks at how the... Read more

Introduction 1. Plotting Conquest 2. Castle Architecture and English Identity 3. Forest Landscapes and Forest Exile 4. The Greenwood Tradition: English Heroes and English Outlaws Conclusion

Biography

Dominique Battles is Professor of English at Hanover College, USA.

"This book is in some ways very ambitious and asks good questions, while providing some intriguing possible answers."

- Cory James Rushton, St. Francis Xavier University, Speculum

"As a whole, Battles’s Cultural Difference and Material Culture provides a richly compelling reexamination of the Anglo-Saxon influence on Middle English romance. Each chapter provides thorough engagement with a range of historical and scholarly sources, making it a useful resource for any student interested in expanding their knowledge of Middle English romance specifically."

- Travis W. Johnson, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (SMART)

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