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Masterpieces of medieval literature

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  • Author: Shutt, Timothy Baker
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2005
    Summary:

    In this course, Kenyon College professor Dr. Timothy B. Shutt discusses the historical and cultural context of some of the greatest works of medieval literature.

    Contents:
    • Historical background
    • The Germanic north
    • The Icelandic family sagas
    • Njal's saga
    • Anglo-Saxon attitudes
    • Beowulf
    • The Celtic west: the Lais of Marie de France
    • To the sunny southlands : troubadour poetry, chivalry, knighthood, and the Chanson de geste
    • The matter of Arthur
    • Chr�etien de Troyes
    • Sir Gawain and the green knight
    • Religious literature
    • The later middle ages.
    Genre:
    History and geography, Literary arts
    Subject(s): Epic literature | History and criticism | Literature and society | Literature, Medieval
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781449895990