The Book of Lancelot: The Middle Dutch "Lancelot" Compilation and the Medieval Tradition of Narrative Cycles (Arthurian Studies LIII)

Language: English

Published by D.S.Brewer, Cambridge, 2003

085991769X / 9780859917698

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Very Good condition used 2003 First Edition Hardback. Published by D.S.Brewer, Cambridge, UK. Author: Bart Besamusca. Translated by Thea Summerfield. ISBN: 085991769x. Approx. dims: 240mm h x 160mm w x 25mm d. Intact clean, used condition brown cloth board covers with partially removed sticky price label from back board, slight bumping to corners, slight rubbing and signs of handling. Intact spine. 210 clean slightly off white pages of English text with 3 b&w illustrations, no inscriptions. Some foxing/tanning to page ends. Image shown is actual book for sale. Synopsis: The Book of Lancelot is a study of the highly intriguing Middle Dutch Lancelot Compilation, a collection of ten Arthurian verse romances, compiled around 1320. Although the compilation is one of the most important Middle Dutch works, and has important implications for Arthurian studies, it is not well-known outside the Low Countries. This monograph, the first full-length English study of the compilation, aims to bring it to a wider audience, analysing the Middle Dutch work and comparing it to French narrative cycles, Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, and Ulrich Fuetrer's Buch der Abenteuer. The book consists of five chapters.…

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Title
The Book of Lancelot: The Middle Dutch "Lancelot" Compilation and the Medieval Tradition of Narrative Cycles (Arthurian Studies LIII)
Author
Besamusca, Bart; Summerfield, Thea
Publisher
D.S.Brewer, Cambridge
Publication year
2003
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
085991769X
ISBN 13
9780859917698
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1st Edition
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