Re-Viewing Le Morte Darthur: Texts and Contexts, Characters and Themes (Arthurian Studies) [Hardcover]

K. S. Whetter (Editor), Raluca L. Radulescu (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1843840359 | ISBN-13: 978-1843840350 | Edition: First Edition

The essays in this collection present a range of new ideas and approaches in Malory studies, looking again (as the title suggests) at several of the most debated critical points. A number of articles focus closely on the implications of the production of the text, ranging from the repercussions of the working habits of the Winchester scribes, as well as of Malory's printers and editors, to a reassessment of Caxton's Preface. There are also nuanced readings of geography and politics in the Morte Darthur and its fifteenth-century contexts, and analyses of text and context in relation to the role of women, character and theme in the Morte, including the important questions of worshyp and mesure, as well as the issues of coherence and genre.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Intriguing scholarly discussions, well-informed by earlier criticism but willing to move beyond the implications of previous secondary literature. --Medieval Review

About the Author

K. S. Whetter is Associate Professor of the Department of English at Acadia University, Canada. Dr Raluca Radulescu is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature and Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies at Bangor University

Product Details

• Hardcover: 182 pages
• Publisher: D.S.Brewer; First Edition edition (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843840359
• ISBN-13: 978-1843840350
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
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