The Resource Medieval romance : the aesthetics of possibility, James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp
Medieval romance : the aesthetics of possibility, James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp
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- Summary
- "Widely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure of possibility. Medieval Romance is the first study to focus on the deep philosophical underpinnings of the genre's fictional worlds. James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp uniquely utilize Leibniz's "possible worlds" theory, Kant's aesthetic reflections, and Gadamer's writings on the apprehension of language over time, to bring the romance genre into critical dialogue with fundamental questions of philosophical aesthetics, modal logic, and the hermeneutics of literary transmission. The authors' compelling and illuminating analysis of six instances of medieval secular writing, including that of Marie de France, the Gawain-poet, and Chaucer demonstrates how the extravagantly imagined worlds of romance invite reflection about the nature of the real. These stories, which have delighted readers for hundreds of years, do so because the impossible fictions of one era prefigure desired realities for later generations."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 251 pages
- Contents
-
- Melusine's Aventure among the humans
- 5
- Romance by other means: the Canterbury Tales
- 6
- The immense subtlety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Introduction
- 1
- The speculative fiction of Marie de France
- 2
- Perception and possible worlds in Sir Orfeo
- 3
- Capturing beauty: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
- 4
- Isbn
- 9781487501914
- Label
- Medieval romance : the aesthetics of possibility
- Title
- Medieval romance
- Title remainder
- the aesthetics of possibility
- Statement of responsibility
- James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Widely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure of possibility. Medieval Romance is the first study to focus on the deep philosophical underpinnings of the genre's fictional worlds. James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp uniquely utilize Leibniz's "possible worlds" theory, Kant's aesthetic reflections, and Gadamer's writings on the apprehension of language over time, to bring the romance genre into critical dialogue with fundamental questions of philosophical aesthetics, modal logic, and the hermeneutics of literary transmission. The authors' compelling and illuminating analysis of six instances of medieval secular writing, including that of Marie de France, the Gawain-poet, and Chaucer demonstrates how the extravagantly imagined worlds of romance invite reflection about the nature of the real. These stories, which have delighted readers for hundreds of years, do so because the impossible fictions of one era prefigure desired realities for later generations."--
- Assigning source
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- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Knapp, James F
- Dewey number
- 821/.109
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR321
- LC item number
- .K53 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Knapp, Peggy Ann
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Romances, English
- English literature
- English literature
- Romances, English
- 18.05 English literature
- Label
- Medieval romance : the aesthetics of possibility, James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Melusine's Aventure among the humans
- 5
- Romance by other means: the Canterbury Tales
- 6
- The immense subtlety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Introduction
- 1
- The speculative fiction of Marie de France
- 2
- Perception and possible worlds in Sir Orfeo
- 3
- Capturing beauty: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
- 4
- Control code
- 980732084
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 251 pages
- Isbn
- 9781487501914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027881018
- System control number
- (OCoLC)980732084
- Label
- Medieval romance : the aesthetics of possibility, James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Melusine's Aventure among the humans
- 5
- Romance by other means: the Canterbury Tales
- 6
- The immense subtlety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Introduction
- 1
- The speculative fiction of Marie de France
- 2
- Perception and possible worlds in Sir Orfeo
- 3
- Capturing beauty: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
- 4
- Control code
- 980732084
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 251 pages
- Isbn
- 9781487501914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027881018
- System control number
- (OCoLC)980732084
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