Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance

by Jane Bliss

Naming and namelessness are among the major themes of medieval romance. Because the genre is so difficult to define, scholars have viewed romance as containing a critical number of themes; this book treats naming as a major theme of romance, and furthermore examines romance's relationship with contemporary naming-theory. A new genre, it is able to play with naming in a way that previously established genres are not. The book begins with a discussion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843841592
• ISBN13: 9781843841593
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"