{"product_id":"naming-and-namelessness-in-medieval-romance-9781843841593","title":"Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA survey of the significance of names, or their absence, in medieval English, French, and Anglo-Norman romance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaming 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 themeof 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.\u003cbr\u003e The book begins with a discussion of the medieval background to romance, and explores a series of naming-patterns found across a broad range of texts. It continues with detailed analysis of twenty-one romances [in English, French, and Anglo-Norman, from 1130 to 1500], to show how naming-themes are treated differently in each, and to demonstrate the importance of name as a generic marker. Finally, an appendix provides details of each romance's context, together with indications for further research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e JANE BLISS is an independent scholar; she gained her PhD from Oxford Brookes University.","brand":"Jane Bliss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280793874683,"sku":"9781843841593","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781843841593.jpg?v=1772487503","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/naming-and-namelessness-in-medieval-romance-9781843841593","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}