Medieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies

By Lisa Lampert-Weissig

Book Overview

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to postcolonial medieval studies and examines the historical connections between postcolonial studies and medieval studies. Lisa Lampert-Weissig provides new readings of medieval texts including Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Mandeville's Travels and Guillaume de Palerne, a romance about werewolves set in Norman Sicily. In addition, she examines Walter Scott's Ivanhoe from the perspective of postcolonial medieval studies, as well contemporary novels by Salman Rushdie, Tariq Ali, Juan Goytisolo, and Amitav Ghosh.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748637176
• ISBN13: 9780748637171
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher