Medieval Romance and Material Culture

Siobhain Bly Calkin; Nancy Mason Bradbury; Aisling Byrne; Anna Caughey; Neil Cartlidge; Mark Cruse; Morgan Dickson; Rosalind Field; Elliott Kendall; Megan Leitch; Henrike Manuwald; Ad Putter; Raluca Radulescu; Robert Rouse

Materiality and the material are important in medieval romance. The essays here focus both on the physical forms of romance texts (manuscripts, verse form, illustrations and visual portryals), and on how romances themselves inhabit and reflect on the material culture of the Middle Ages. Specific themes discussed include social, historical, and physical space; bodies and gender politics; and romance illustrations in manuscripts, and in other media. Nicholas Perkins is University Lecturer and Tutor in medieval English, University of Oxford. Contributors: Siobhain Bly Calkin, Nancy Mason Bradbury, Aisling Byrne, Anna Caughey, Neil Cartlidge, Mark Cruse, Morgan Dickson, Rosalind Field, Elliott Kendall, Megan Leitch, Henrike Manuwald, Ad Putter, Raluca Radulescu, Robert Rouse,

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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List of Illustrations
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List of Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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1 - Introduction: The Materiality of Medieval Romance and The Erle of Tolous
pp 1-22
- By Nicholas Perkins, University Lecturer and Tutor in medieval English, University of Oxford
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2 - Courtly Culture and Emotional Intelligence in the Romance of Horn
pp 23-40
- By Rosalind Field, University of London
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3 - Emplaced Reading, or Towards a Spatial Hermeneutic for Medieval Romance
pp 41-58
- By Robert Allen Rouse, University of British Columbia
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4 - Devotional Objects, Saracen Spaces and Miracles in Two Matter of France Romances
pp 59-74
- By Siobhain Bly Calkin, Carleton University
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5 - The Werewolf of Wicklow: Shapeshifting and Colonial Identity in the Lai de Melion
pp 75-90
- By Neil Cartlidge, Durham University
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6 - ‘Ladyes war at thare avowing’: The Female Gaze in Late-Medieval Scottish Romance
pp 91-110
- By Anna Caughey, University of Oxford
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7 - The Evolution of Cooperation in The Avowyng of Arthur
pp 111-128
- By Elliot Kendall, University of Exeter
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8 - Ritual, Revenge and the Politics of Chess in Medieval Romance
pp 129-146
- By Megan G. Leitch, Cardiff University
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9 - Adventures in the Bob-and-Wheel Tradition: Narratives and Manuscripts
pp 147-164
- By Ad Putter, University of Bristol
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10 - Reading King Robert of Sicily's Text(s) and Manuscript Context(s)
pp 165-182
- By Raluca L. Radulescu, Bangor University
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11 - The Circulation of Romances from England in Late-Medieval Ireland
pp 183-198
- By Aisling Byrne, University of Oxford
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12 - The Image of the Knightly Harper: Symbolism and Resonance
pp 199-214
- By Morgan Dickson, Université de Picardie Jules Verne
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13 - Carving the Folie Tristan: Ivory Caskets as Material Evidence of Textual History
pp 215-232
- By Henrike Manuwald, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg
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14 - Romancing the Orient: The Roman d'Alexandre and Marco Polo's Livre du grand Khan in Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodl. 264
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- By Mark Cruse, Arizona State University
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15 - The Victorian Afterlife of The Thornton Romances
pp 253-274
- By Nancy Mason Bradbury, Smith College
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Illustrations
pp vii-x

List of Contributors
pp xi-xi

Acknowledgements
pp xii-xii

Abbreviations
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Introduction: The Materiality of Medieval Romance and The Erle of Tolous
pp 1-22

2 - Courtly Culture and Emotional Intelligence in the Romance of Horn
pp 23-40

3 - Emplaced Reading, or Towards a Spatial Hermeneutic for Medieval Romance
pp 41-58

4 - Devotional Objects, Saracen Spaces and Miracles in Two Matter of France Romances
pp 59-74

5 - The Werewolf of Wicklow: Shapeshifting and Colonial Identity in the Lai de Melion
pp 75-90

6 - ‘Ladyes war at thare avowing’: The Female Gaze in Late-Medieval Scottish Romance
pp 91-110

7 - The Evolution of Cooperation in The Avowyng of Arthur
pp 111-128

8 - Ritual, Revenge and the Politics of Chess in Medieval Romance
pp 129-146

9 - Adventures in the Bob-and-Wheel Tradition: Narratives and Manuscripts
pp 147-164

10 - Reading King Robert of Sicily's Text(s) and Manuscript Context(s)
pp 165-182

11 - The Circulation of Romances from England in Late-Medieval Ireland
pp 183-198

12 - The Image of the Knightly Harper: Symbolism and Resonance
pp 199-214

13 - Carving the Folie Tristan: Ivory Caskets as Material Evidence of Textual History
pp 215-232

14 - Romancing the Orient: The Roman d'Alexandre and Marco Polo's Livre du grand Khan in Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodl. 264
pp 233-252

15 - The Victorian Afterlife of The Thornton Romances
pp 253-274

Index
pp 275-285

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