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Medieval Literature: An Introduction to Type-Scenes
 
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ISBN13:9781032439570
ISBN10:1032439572
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:244 pages
Size:229x152 mm
Weight:450 g
Language:English
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Medieval Literature

An Introduction to Type-Scenes
 
Edition number: 1
Publisher: Routledge
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Medieval Literature: An Introduction to Type-Scenes is the first book-length exploration of the type-scenes of western medieval literature from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries, spanning both the Latinate and Germanic traditions. 

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This is the first book-length exploration of the type-scenes of western medieval literature from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries, spanning both the Latinate and Germanic traditions. Type-scenes are the recurring, stock scenes comprising the basic structure and cognitive guidance for narrative. These formulaic scenes enabled medieval poets to express originality while honoring tradition. Central to medieval poetic invention, type-scenes form the vital ?internal organs? of narrative, each serving a specialized function while working in concert with other organs to create and sustain the story. This accessible and engaging guide to medieval type-scenes consists of three parts: Part I is a compendium of the type-scenes commonly found in medieval narrative, including analyses of examples from individual poems. Part II explores combinations of type-scenes within single works of literature for purposes of chronology, characterization, or virtuosity. Part III examines how a single type-scene manifests across multiple poems, adapting to a variety of settings and periods, while maintaining its original intent. This volume kindles in scholars, teachers, and students alike a new and refreshing awareness of the foundational narrative strategies of medieval literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction


Part One:  A Compendium of Type-Scenes of Medieval Literature


          Arming of the Hero


          Beasts of Battle


          Blason


          Catalog of Warriors


          Conciliar Debate     


          Contending Throng


          Council of the Gods


          Crowd of Onlookers


          Dawn Song  


          Ekphrasis


          Epic Descent


          Descent into the Underworld (katabasis)


          Disguise and Infiltration


          Exile


          Flyting


          Hero on the Beach


          Inventio


          Joy in the Hall


          Lady with the Mead Cup


          Loathly Lady Encounter


          Locus Amoenus


          Magic Ring


          Open Heavens


          Outlaw Gathering   


          Paraclausithyron


          Rash Promise


          Scop?s Repertoire


          Sleeping After the Feast


          Teichoscopia


          Traveler Recognizes His Goal


          Wise Woman


 


Part Two:  Type-Scenes Sequences within Single Works


          I:  Sequencing for Chronology:  Boccaccio?s Use of Epic Type-Scenes


in the Teseida.


II:  Sequencing for Characterization:  Anglo-Saxon as Other in the


Middle English Athelston


III: Sequencing for Virtuosity:  The ?Sleeping After the Feast? Type-Scene


in Beowulf


 


Part Three:  One Type-Scene in Three Different Works:  Medieval Cultural Profiling: The


?Wise Woman? Type-Scene in Middle English Romance