English Medieval Romance (Longman Literature in English)

Starting with the European roots of romance, Dr Barron devotes the main body of his book to a detailed study of the English corpus. He discusses its rich variety of forms in the later Middle Ages, concluding that the English romances show their own conception of the romantic 'mode'. xiii, 288 p. ; 23 cm Bibliography: p. [243]-283 Includes index W.r.j. Barron. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [243]-283.