Medieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies - Postcolonial Literary Studies

Lisa Lampert-Weissig

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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.

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Edinburgh University Press

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ISBN:	9780748637188
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Pub date:	31 Jul 2010
DEWEY:	809.02
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	188
Weight:	354g
Height:	232mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	13mm