The Historical Roots of Medieval Literature: Battle and Ballad

by Milo Kearney and Ken Hogan

The works contained in this study form an epic all their own - a literary triumph whose roots lie in the anxieties and aspirations of the societies which gave them birth. Included for study are: Celtic fairy tales and nursery rhymes; Irish bardic literature; the Britano-Welsh material (the Mabinogion); the Germanic epic; Latin Christian verse; Angle poetry; the Icelandic Saga; the crusading epic; medieval religious dramas; Academic satire; French...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773495363
• ISBN13: 9780773495364
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Length: 573 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.