The legend of Charlemagne in medieval England : the matter of France in Middle English and Anglo-Norman literature / Phillipa Hardman and Marianne Ailes.
The Matter of France, the legendary history of Charlemagne, had a central but now largely unrecognised place in the multilingual culture of medieval England. From the early claim in the Chanson de Roland that Charlemagne held England as his personal domain, to the later proliferation of Middle Engli...
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| Other title: | Matter of France in Middle English and Anglo-Norman literature |
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
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2017.
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| Series: | Bristol studies in medieval cultures.
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- General preface. Charlemagne: A European Icon
- Preface. Charlemagne in England: The Matter of France in Middle English and Anglo-Norman Literature
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction. Charlemagne in England: Owning the Legend
- 1 Acculturating Charlemagne: The Insular Literary Context
- 2 Charlemagne 'Translated': The Anglo-Norman Tradition
- 3 Charlemagne 'Appropriated': The Middle English Tradition
- 4 Re-Imagining the Hero: The Insular Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux
- 5 Re-Presenting Otherness: The Insular Fierabras Tradition
- 6 Re-Purposing the Narrative: The Insular Otinel Tradition
- Conclusion: The Insular Afterlife of the Matter of France
- Appendix: The Corpus: Texts and Manuscripts
- Bibliography
- Index