The idea for this book emerged from my investigations, starting in 2004, into the Middle English Sir Orfeo. Portions of Chapter 4 of this book appeared as “Reconquering England for the English in Havelok the Dane,” The Chaucer Review 47.2 (2012). Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Portions of this book originally appeared as an article entitled “Sir Orfeo and English Identity,” from Studies in Philology 107.2. The Greenwood Tradition: English Heroes and English OutlawsĪ portion of Chapter 2 of this book was originally presented as a conference paper entitled “Castle Architecture and English Identity in Middle English Romance” at the International Congress on Medieval Studies (2009), an abstract of which was published shortly afterward in Avista Forum Journal 19 (2009): 107–108. List of Credits Preface Acknowledgments Introduction National characteristics, English-History-To 1500. English literature- Middle English, 1100–1500-History and criticism. (Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture 3) Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Battles, Dominique, 1964– Cultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English Romance : Normans and Saxons / by Dominique Battles. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Cultureġ Biblical Paradigms in Medieval English Literature From Cædmon to Malory Lawrence Besserman 2 Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture The Devil in the Latrine Martha Bayless 3 Cultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English Romance Normans and Saxons Dominique BattlesĬultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English Romance Normans and Saxons Dominique Battlesįirst published 2013 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2013 Taylor & Francis The right of Dominique Battles to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Dominique Battles is Professor of English at Hanover College, USA. This book examines the cultural heritage behind each of these pairings to show how poets repeatedly contrast essentially Norman and Anglo-Saxon values and ruling styles. In the broadest sense, a significant number of Middle English romances, including some of the most well-read and often-taught, set up a dichotomy of two ruling houses headed by a powerful lord, who compete for power and influence. Additionally, it examines the influence of the English Outlaw Tradition, itself grounded in Anglo-Saxon resistance to the Norman Conquest, as expressed in specific recurring scenes (disguise and infiltration, forest exile) found in many Middle English romances. ![]() Specifically, the study looks at how the material culture of these poems (architecture, battle tactic, landscapes) systematically and persistently distinguishes between Norman and Anglo-Saxon cultural identity. This book explores how the cultural distinctions and conflicts between Anglo-Saxons and Normans originating with the Norman Conquest of 1066 prevailed well into the fourteenth century and are manifest in a significant number of Middle English romances including King Horn, Havelok the Dane, Sir Orfeo, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and others. 2 Castle Architecture and English IdentityĤ The Greenwood Tradition: English Heroes and English OutlawsĬultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English Romance
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