Narrative Subversion In Medieval Literature

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Narrative Subversion In Medieval Literature

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Author : E.L. Risden
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-07-15

Narrative Subversion In Medieval Literature written by E.L. Risden and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-15 with Literary Criticism categories.

A story that follows a simple trajectory is seldom worth telling. But the unexpected overturning of narrative progress creates complexity and interest, directing the reader's attention to the most powerful elements of a story. Exile, for example, upsets a protagonist's hopes for a happy earthly life, emphasizing spiritual perception instead. Waking life interrupts dreams, just as dreams may redirect how one lives. Focusing on medieval literature, this study explores how narrative subversion works in such well known stories as Beowulf, Piers Plowman, Le Morte D'Arthur, The Canterbury Tales, Troylus and Criseyde, "Voluspa" and other Old Norse sagas, Grail quest romances, and many others.

Narrative Subversion In Medieval Literature

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Author : E.L. Risden
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-07-19

Narrative Subversion In Medieval Literature written by E.L. Risden and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-19 with Literary Criticism categories.

A story that follows a simple trajectory is seldom worth telling. But the unexpected overturning of narrative progress creates complexity and interest, directing the reader's attention to the most powerful elements of a story. Exile, for example, upsets a protagonist's hopes for a happy earthly life, emphasizing spiritual perception instead. Waking life interrupts dreams, just as dreams may redirect how one lives. Focusing on medieval literature, this study explores how narrative subversion works in such well known stories as Beowulf, Piers Plowman, Le Morte D'Arthur, The Canterbury Tales, Troylus and Criseyde, "Voluspa" and other Old Norse sagas, Grail quest romances, and many others.

Transgression And Subversion

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Author : Maren Lickhardt
language : en
Publisher: Transcript Publishing
Release Date : 2018

Transgression And Subversion written by Maren Lickhardt and has been published by Transcript Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Education categories.

Although scholars have recognized the picaresque figure as a transgressive and subversive model, the queer effect of the figure is yet to be examined. Considering class, generation, and topography, the contributions assembled in this volume explore Spanish, French, English, and German novels from the perspective of gender and cultural theory.

Myth And Subversion In The Contemporary Novel

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Author : José Manuel Losada Goya
language : es
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03-15

Myth And Subversion In The Contemporary Novel written by José Manuel Losada Goya and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-15 with Literary Criticism categories.

This bilingual work identifies and explains the subversive rewriting of ancient, medieval and modern myths in contemporary novels. The book opens with two theoretical essays on the subject of subversive tendencies and myth reinvention in the contemporary novel. From there, it moves on to the analysis of essential texts. Firstly, classical myths in works by authors such as André Gide, Thomas Pynchon, Julio Cortázar, Italo Calvino or Christa Wolf (for instance, Theseus, Oedipus or Medea) are discussed. Then, myths of biblical origin – such as the Flood or the Golem – are revisited in the work of Giorgio Bassani, Julian Barnes and Cynthia Ozick. A further section is concerned with the place of modern myths (Faust, the ghost, Ophelia…) in the fiction of Günter Grass, Paul Auster, or Clara Janés. The contributors have also delved into the relationship between myth and art – especially in the discourse of contemporary advertising, painting and cinema – and myth’s intercultural dimensions: hybridity in the Latin American novels of Augusto Roa Bastos and Carlos Fuentes, and in the Hindu-themed novels of Bharati Mukherjee. This volume emerges from the careful selection of 37 essays out of over 200 which were put forward by outstanding scholars from 25 different countries for the Madrid International Conference on Myth and Subversion (March 2011). Este volumen bilingüe identifica y explica la práctica subversiva aplicada a los mitos antiguos, medievales y modernos en la novela contemporánea. Abren el libro dos estudios teóricos sobre la tendencia subversiva y la reinvención de mitos en la actualidad. Prosigue el análisis de diversos textos de primera importancia. En primer lugar se revisan los mitos clásicos en autores como André Gide, Thomas Pynchon, Julio Cortázar, Italo Calvino o Christa Wolf (p. ej., Teseo, Edipo, Medea). En segundo lugar, la reescritura de los mitos bíblicos según Giorgio Bassani, Julian Barnes o Cynthia Ozick (p. ej., el diluvio o el Golem). En tercer lugar, mitos modernos en la ficción de Günter Grass, Paul Auster o Clara Janés (p. ej., Fausto, el fantasma, Ofelia). El volumen presta igualmente atención a las relaciones entre mito y arte (su recurrencia en la publicidad, la pintura y el cine contemporáneos) y a la vertiente intercultural de los mitos: el mestizaje en la novela latinoamericana de Augusto Roa Bastos y Carlos Fuentes, o en la de temática hindú de Bharati Mukherjee. La compilación resulta de una exquisita selección de 37 textos entre los más de 200 propuestos para el Congreso Internacional Mito y Subversión (Madrid, marzo de 2011) por investigadores de prestigio procedentes de 25 países.

Pleasures Of Literary Spatiality

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Author : E.L. Risden
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-02-05

Pleasures Of Literary Spatiality written by E.L. Risden and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-05 with Literary Criticism categories.

Barring such illnesses as claustrophobia or agoraphobia, or situations such as medical isolation or incarceration, most people move naturally from smaller to larger spaces and back again without giving the process much thought. But paying attention to our own movement in space yields all sorts of sensory experiences from something relaxing to something terrifying or even astonishingly beautiful. Our sense of expandable/contractible space can influence how we process everything from Japanese gardens to mountain hikes and desert expanses. Writers often expand or contract spaces around their characters for dramatic effect, character building, and even thematic purposes. Marie de France used expanded spaces for adventure and travel and contracted spaces first for romance, and then for spiritual devotion. Chaucer used expanded spaces for adventure, pilgrimage, and danger and contracted spaces for conviviality and storytelling. Dante and Milton created expansive cosmologies but focused on small spaces for both suffering and incredible spiritual achievement. This study of literary spatiality yields fascinating results, reflects useful techniques for reading, and reminds us of the value of all sorts of different approaches to analysis and artistic enjoyment.

Representing Difference In The Medieval And Modern Orientalist Romance

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Author : Amy Burge
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-02-14

Representing Difference In The Medieval And Modern Orientalist Romance written by Amy Burge and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-14 with Literary Criticism categories.

This book, the first full-length cross-period comparison of medieval and modern literature, offers cutting edge research into the textual and cultural legacy of the Middle Ages: a significant and growing area of scholarship. At the juncture of literary, cultural and gender studies, and capitalizing on a renewed interest in popular western representations of the Islamic east, this book proffers innovative case studies on representations of cross-religious and cross-cultural romantic relationships in a selection of late medieval and twenty-first century Orientalist popular romances. Comparing the tropes, characterization and settings of these literary phenomena, and focusing on gender, religion, and ethnicity, the study exposes the historical roots of current romance representations of the east, advancing research in Orientalism, (neo)medievalism and medieval cultural studies. Fundamentally, Representing Difference invites a closer look at medieval and modern popular attitudes towards the east, as represented in romance, and the kinds of solutions proposed for its apparent problems.

The Tradition Of Subversion In Medieval Vernacular Literature

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Author : Valerie Ann Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

The Tradition Of Subversion In Medieval Vernacular Literature written by Valerie Ann Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.

Saint Margaret Queen Of The Scots

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Author : C. Keene
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-11-19

Saint Margaret Queen Of The Scots written by C. Keene and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-19 with History categories.

Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene's analysis of sources in terms of both time and place – including her Life of Saint Margaret , translated for the first time – allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman.

The Footprints Of Michael The Archangel

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Author : J. Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-10-23

The Footprints Of Michael The Archangel written by J. Arnold and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-23 with Social Science categories.

Early Christians sought miracles from Michael the Archangel and this enigmatic ecumenical figure was the subject of hagiography, liturgical texts, and relics across Western Europe. Entering contemporary debates about angelology, this fascinating study explores the formation and diffusion of the cult of Saint Michael from c. 300-c.800.

Military Cultures And Martial Enterprises In The Middle Ages

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Author : John D. Hosler
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2020

Military Cultures And Martial Enterprises In The Middle Ages written by John D. Hosler and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.

Essays on aspects of medieval military history, encompassing the most recent critical approaches.