Sir Bevis of Hampton in Literary Tradition (Studies in medieval romance ; [v. 8

Sir Bevis of Hampton' is one of the most widespread and important Middle English romances. This book - the first ever full-length study to be devoted to it - considers it in its historical and literary contexts, and its Anglo-Norman, Welsh, Irish and Icelandic versions. It also offers detailed textual analyses, and discusses particular aspects of the story, its 'afterlife' and its influence during the early modern period. CONTRIBUTORS: MARIANNE AILES, JUDITH WEISS, ERICH POPPE, REGINE RECK, CHRISTOPHER SANDERS, IVANA DJORDJEVIC, JENNIFER FELLOWS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE, SIOBHAIN BLY CALKIN, MELISSA FURROW, CORINNE SAUNDERS, ANDREW KING COVER13 -- CONTENTS13 -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGLA -- BOEVE/BEVIS: A SYNOPSIS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 The Anglo-Norman Boeve de Haumtone as a chanson de geste -- 2 Mestre and Son: The Role of Sabaoth and Terri in Boeve de Haumtone -- 3 Rewriting Bevis in Wales and Ireland -- 4 Bevers saga in the Context of Old Norse Historical Prose -- 5 From Boeve to Bevis: The Translator at Work -- 6 The Middle English and Renaissance Bevis: A Textual Survey -- 7 For King and Country? The Tension between National and Regional Identities in Sir Bevis of Hampton -- 8 Defining Christian Knighthood in a Saracen World: Changing Depictions of the Protagonist in Sir Bevis of Hampton -- 9 Ascopards Betrayal: A Narrative Problem -- 10 Gender, Virtue and Wisdom in Sir Bevis of Hampton -- 11 Sir Bevis of Hampton: Renaissance Influence and Reception -- BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BEVIS SCHOLARSHIP -- INDEX.