The medieval siege : theme and image in Middle English romance /

Sieges were a popular subject in medieval romances. Hebron draws on a wide range of writings to set these romances in a broad context and to show how the sieges of romance reflect the vitality of the theme in medieval culture as a whole.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hebron, Malcolm
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series:	Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:	Romances, English > History and criticism. Sieges in literature. English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism. Siege warfare > History. Allegory. Ballads, English > History and criticism. English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Themes, motives. Military history, Medieval, in literature. Ballades anglaises > Histoire et critique. Sièges (Histoire) dans la littérature. Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Thèmes, motifs. Histoire militaire médiévale dans la littérature. Guerre de siège > Histoire. Allégorie. Roman courtois anglais > Histoire et critique. Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique. allegories (literary genre) Military history, Medieval, in literature English literature > Middle English > Themes, motives Ballads, English Allegory English literature > Middle English Romances, English Siege warfare Sieges in literature Middelengels. Romancen. Belegeringen. Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique. Sièges (histoire) > Dans la littérature. 18.05 English literature. 1100 - 1500 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Allegories.
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by Hebron, Malcolm
Published 1997

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