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Reading the Middle Ages: An Introduction to Medieval Literature

Reading the Middle Ages: An Introduction to Medieval Literature


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Medieval literature is separated from us by so many centuries that it may seem completely foreign, both in its concerns and its techniques. However, this literature has much to say to 21st century readers and Steinberg's book demonstrates its continuing relevance and appeal.

This introduction to medieval literature provides some of the cultural context that readers need to know in order to understand the literature, such as the religious orientation of the people, often deep and sincere but sometimes treated casually or subjected to intense scrutiny. The first chapter provides a brief explanation of medieval religious thought, cosmology and intellectual history. The remaining chapters provide introductions to a number of individual works ranging from Beowulf to the works of Chaucer. Avoiding the tendency to regard the Middle Ages as an era dominated by Christian men, these discussions include works by women writers and Jewish writers and a chapter on the medieval Japanese masterpiece The Tale of Genji.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.



Table of Contents:
Table of Contents

Preface    
Introduction    
The Religious Context    
Literacy and Reading    
The Medieval Poet    
Thinking Medievally    
On to the Literature    

I. BEOWULF
On Digressions    
Of Kings and Monsters    
The Trouble with Geats    
Beowulf and the Question of Evil    

II. CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES
Epic and Romance    
Erec and Enide and Yvain    
Lancelot and Perceval    

III. THE LAIS OF MARIE DE FRANCE
Medieval Women Writers    
The Lais    

IV. THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE
A Medieval “Best-Seller”    
Focusing on Love    
Guillaume’s Dream    
Jean Takes Over    

V. THE TALE OF GENJI
Leaving Europe    
Reading Genji    

VI. JEWISH LITERATURE
The Jews in Christian Europe    
The Jews in Moslem Spain    

VII. SAGAS
Iceland and the Sagas    
Egil and Laxdoela    
Njal’s Saga    

VIII. DANTE
The High Point of the Middle Ages    
Hell    
Purgatory    
Paradise    

IX. PEARL AND SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
Fourteenth-Century England    
Pearl    
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight    

X. CHAUCER
Chaucer’s Contemporaries    
Early Chaucer    
The Canterbury Tales    

Epilogue    
Notes    
Bibliography    
Index    


About the Author :
Theodore L. Steinberg is a retired professor from the State University of New York at Fredonia, where he taught courses in biblical, medieval and Renaissance literatures. He has published books on the Yiddish writer Mendele Mocher Seforim and on the 14th century poem Piers Plowman. Steinberg has been awarded the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching as well as the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He lives in Buffalo, New York.

Review :
“clear writing...highly accessible...a solid purchase”—Library Journal; “useful”—Mediaevistik; “helpful...engaging”—Medieval Academy of America.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786416486
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 196
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: An Introduction to Medieval Literature
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786416483
  • Publisher Date: 12 Jun 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 196
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 268 gr


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