Old French Narrative Cycles: Heroism Between Ethics and Morality

by Luke Sunderland and Professor Luke Sunderland

This is a study of four colossal medieval works - the Cycle de Guillaume d'Orange, the Vulgate Cycle, the Prose Tristan and the Roman de Renart - which are normally considered separately. By placing them side-by-side for analysis, Luke Sunderland is able to argue for an aesthetic of cyclicity that cuts across genre. He combines detailed readings of the narrative infrastructure of each cycle with attention to the shifts and transformations that come...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843842203
• ISBN13: 9781843842200
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"