Introducing the Medieval Swan | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781786838391 | Introducing the Medieval Swan | Natalie Jayne Goodison | Taschenbuch

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A wide-ranging account of the place of the swan in medieval culture. Swans possess a striking beauty, and they are imbued with a sense of regal mystery that makes them some of the most fascinating of wild creatures. Introducing the Medieval Swan traces those characteristics to their roots in the medieval era. Opening with a study of the natural history of the swan as understood in the period, the book then moves to literary motifs that feature swans transforming into humans, particularly the legend of the Knight of the Swan. The third chapter examines the place of the swan as an icon of the Lancasters, and the book then explores the swan's place as a delicacy at extravagant feasts. Finally, we learn how the characteristics the medieval era associated with swans developed over the centuries to the present.

Über den Autor

Natalie Jayne Goodison teaches in the Department of English Studies at Durham University. Her research is in medieval romance, embodiment, and the history of ideas, having published on medieval birth girdles, the fair unknown tradition, and genetic possibilities in The King of Tars. Her first research project focused on transformations of the body in romance, which featured swans.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Allgemeine Lexika , Importe
Rubrik:	Literaturwissenschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Medieval Animals
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781786838391
ISBN-10:	1786838397
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Goodison, Natalie Jayne
Hersteller:	University of Wales Press Medieval Animals
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	192 x 132 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Natalie Jayne Goodison
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.07.2022
Gewicht:	0,248 kg