Amadis de Caule and its influence on Elizabethan literature
1970, First Edition. Rutgers U Pr. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #459269
ISBN: 0813506220
Physical description; ix, 308 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes chapter notes, translations, bibliographical references (pages 287-293), and index. Contents; The literary background of 'Amadis de Gaule' -- 'Amadis' as a book of war -- 'Amadis' as a book of love -- 'Amadis' as a courtesy book -- Structure and variety -- Structure and repetition -- The translations of Herberay and Munday -- 'Amadis' and Elizabethan drama and verse -- 'Amadis' and Spenser's 'Faerie Queene' -- 'Amadis' and Sidney's 'Arcadia' -- 'Amadis' and Elizabethan fiction -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Genealogy and glossary of the chief characters in 'Amadis de Gaule' -- Appendix B. 'Chanson d'Arlanges' -- Appendix C. Heliodorus and 'Amadis de Gaule' -- Appendix D. The mask in 'Amadis de Gaule'. Subjects; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Amadís de Gaula. 1500-1700. Geschichte 1500-1600. Romances, Spanish Adaptations History and criticism. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism. English literature Spanish influences. English literature Early modern. English literature Spanish influences.
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