Early fiction in England : from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer
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Early fiction in England : from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Chaucer
(Penguin classics, . Penguin literature)
Penguin Classics/Penguin, 2015
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Note
Chronology: p. [ix]-xi
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxix]-xxxiii)
Contents of Works
- History of the kings of Britain / Geoffrey of Monmouth ; translated by Richard Sowerby
- History of the English / Geffrei Gaimar ; translated by John Spence
- Romance of Brut / Wace ; translated by Judith Weiss
- Romance of Horn / Thomas ; translated by Liliana Worth
- Tristan / Thomas of Britain : translated by Laura Ashe
- Courtiers' trifles / Walter Map ; translated by Richard Sowerby
- Lais / Marie de France ; translated by Laura Ashe
- Arthur and Gorlagon / translated by Richard Sowerby
- Amis and Amilun / translated by Laura Ashe
- Gui of Warwick / translated by Liliana Worth and Philip Knox
- Guide for anchorites / translated by Laura Ashe
- Sir Orfeo / edited by Laura Ashe
- Troilus and Criseyde / Geoffrey Chaucer ; edited by Laura Ashe
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 fiction disappear, and why did it come to life again to establish itself the dominant form of literature ever since? And what do we even mean by the term 'fiction'? Gathering extracts from the most important 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.
The anthology includes a general introduction by Laura Ashe, introductions to each extract, explanatory notes and other useful editorial materials. All French and Latin texts have been newly translated, while Middle English texts include helpful glosses.
Laura Ashe is a University Lecturer in English and Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Her first book Fiction and History in England, 1066-1200 (Cambridge University Press, 2007) has been followed by numerous articles and edited collections; she is now writing the new Oxford English Literary History vol. 1: 1000-1350 (Oxford University Press).
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