English Fiction & Prose Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Military History, Military - Strategy, Medieval European Literature - Literary Criticism, Military Arc
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Overview
This book is the first full-length study of the theme of the siege in Medieval literature. Close reading of selected Middle English romances shows how writers used descriptions of sieges to explore such subjects as military strategy, heroism, and chivalry. Drawing on a wide range of writings in several languages, Malcolm Hebron sets the romances in a broad context, providing important insight into the medieval imagination.
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Close readings of selected English romances show how writers used descriptions of sieges to explore such subjects as military strategy, heroism, chivalry, and attitudes toward the past. Sets the descriptions against analogues in other languages, military manuals, and other literature. Among the topics are "The Prose Siege of Thebes", the siege commander in 14th-century literature, defenses at Rhodes and Belgrade, treason and tragedy at Troy, the siege of Jerusalem, and allegorical sieges. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
July 24, 1997
Publisher
Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; 1997.
Pages
200
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780198186205