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Magic in Medieval Romance
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Michelle Sweeney
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher:

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This book examines the roles of magic in medieval romance. Magic's crucial function in the romances may be established by studying the diverse works of Chrétie
Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance
Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Corinne J. Saunders
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

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"This study looks at a wide range of medieval Englisih romance texts, including the works of Chaucer and Malory, from a broad cultural perspective, to show that
Empire of Magic
Language: en
Pages: 550
Authors: Geraldine Heng
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Empire of Magic offers a genesis and genealogy for medieval romance and the King Arthur legend through the history of Europe's encounters with the East in crusa
Nine Medieval Romances of Magic
Language: en
Pages: 263
Authors: Marijane Osborn
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-03-05 - Publisher: Broadview Press

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In this book, Marijane Osborn translates into modern English nine lively medieval verse romances, in a form that both reflects the original and makes the romanc
Magic in the Middle Ages
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Richard Kieckhefer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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How was magic practiced in medieval times? How did it relate to the diverse beliefs and practices that characterized this fascinating period? This much revised