Fictions of identity in medieval France / Donald Maddox.
In this study of vernacular French narrative from the twelfth century through the later Middle Ages, Maddox considers the construction of identity in a range of fictions. He focuses on crucial encounters, widespread in medieval literature, in which characters are informed about fundamental aspects o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK :
New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in medieval literature ;
43. |
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| Summary: | In this study of vernacular French narrative from the twelfth century through the later Middle Ages, Maddox considers the construction of identity in a range of fictions. He focuses on crucial encounters, widespread in medieval literature, in which characters are informed about fundamental aspects of their own circumstances and selfhood. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 295 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-289) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511013942 0511013949 9780511118623 0511118627 9780511485831 0511485832 9780511045936 051104593X |