Bestsellers and Masterpieces: The Changing Medieval Canon

Hardback

Main Details

Title Bestsellers and Masterpieces: The Changing Medieval Canon
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Heather Blurton
Edited by Dwight F. Reynolds
SeriesManchester Medieval Literature and Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9781526147486
ClassificationsDewey:809.02
Audience
General
Illustrations 2 black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 16 August 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A cross-cultural insight into both the literary tastes of the medieval period and the literary and political forces behind the creation of the 'modern canon' of medieval literature. Bestsellers and masterpieces: The changing medieval canon addresses the strange fact that, in both European and Middle Eastern medieval studies, those texts that we now study and teach as the most canonical representations of their era were in fact not popular or even widely read in their day. On the other hand, those texts that were popular, as evidenced by the extant manuscript record, are taught and studied with far less frequency. The book provides cross-cultural insight into both the literary tastes of the medieval period and the literary and political forces behind the creation of the 'modern canon' of medieval literature.

Author Biography

Heather Blurton is Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara Dwight F. Reynolds is Distinguished Professor of Arabic Language and Literature in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara -- .