Monstrous fantasies : England's crusading imaginary and the romance of recovery, 1300-1500 /

"In the wake of the Muslim capture of Acre in 1291, literary works began to circulate around Europe that fantasized not only about the Christian European reconquest of the Holy Land but the wholesale conversion or slaughter of the 'infidels' who lived there. In medieval England-the fo...

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Main Author:	Norako, Leila K., 1982- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Subjects:	Romances, English > History and criticism. Crusades in literature. Islamophobia in literature. Violence in literature. Xenophobia in literature. Literature and society > England > History > To 1500. Roman courtois anglais > Histoire et critique. Croisades dans la littérature. Islamophobie dans la littérature. Violence dans la littérature. Xénophobie dans la littérature. Crusades in literature Islamophobia in literature Literature and society Romances, English Violence in literature Xenophobia in literature England To 1500 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History

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Summary:	"In the wake of the Muslim capture of Acre in 1291, literary works began to circulate around Europe that fantasized not only about the Christian European reconquest of the Holy Land but the wholesale conversion or slaughter of the 'infidels' who lived there. In medieval England-the focus of this book-these texts repurposed Arthurian and Charlemagne legends and historical romances to give voice to this trauma, cultural anxiety, and murderous xenophobia, even influencing Chaucer's Canterbury Tales."--
Physical Description:	xiv, 327 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781501776311 1501776312