Medieval Romance

The Aesthetics of Possibility

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Medieval Romance by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James Knapp, Peggy Knapp ISBN: 9781487514211
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: November 29, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: James Knapp, Peggy Knapp
ISBN: 9781487514211
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: November 29, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

Widely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure of possibility.

Medieval Romance is the first study to focus on the  deep philosophical underpinnings of the genre’s fictional worlds. James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp uniquely utilize Leibniz’s “possible worlds” theory, Kant’s aesthetic reflections, and Gadamer’s writings on the apprehension of language over time, to bring the romance genre into critical dialogue with fundamental questions of philosophical aesthetics, modal logic, and the hermeneutics of literary transmission. The authors’ compelling and illuminating analysis of six instances of medieval secular writing, including that of Marie de France, the Gawain-poet, and Chaucer demonstrates how the extravagantly imagined worlds of romance invite reflection about the nature of the real. These stories, which have delighted readers for hundreds of years, do so because the impossible fictions of one era prefigure desired realities for later generations.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Widely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure of possibility.

Medieval Romance is the first study to focus on the  deep philosophical underpinnings of the genre’s fictional worlds. James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp uniquely utilize Leibniz’s “possible worlds” theory, Kant’s aesthetic reflections, and Gadamer’s writings on the apprehension of language over time, to bring the romance genre into critical dialogue with fundamental questions of philosophical aesthetics, modal logic, and the hermeneutics of literary transmission. The authors’ compelling and illuminating analysis of six instances of medieval secular writing, including that of Marie de France, the Gawain-poet, and Chaucer demonstrates how the extravagantly imagined worlds of romance invite reflection about the nature of the real. These stories, which have delighted readers for hundreds of years, do so because the impossible fictions of one era prefigure desired realities for later generations.

More books from University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Cover of the book The Extended Mind by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book A Short Dictionary of Anglo-Saxon Poetry by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book The TRACE Econometric Model of the Canadian Economy by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Being a Parent by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book The Rebirth of Anthropological Theory by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book The Valley of the Lower Thames 1640 to 1850 by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Cartographies of Violence by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Writing at Russia's Borders by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book The Archaeology and Geomorphology of Northern Asia by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Burlesque West by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Canada’s Department of External Affairs, Volume 3 by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Life Forms in the Thinking of the Long Eighteenth Century by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Befriending the Commedia dell'Arte of Flaminio Scala by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Flaming Souls by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
Cover of the book Sir Guy Carleton by James  Knapp, Peggy Knapp
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy