
Sentimental and Humorous Romances
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- Unknown
- Author
- Erik Kooper
- Editor
- description
These five texts by anonymous authors comprise a rich genre introduction to Middle English romance. Covering several texts surviving from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, Sentimental and Humorous Romances presents readers with tales both widely read and rare in their circulation, ranging from stories of Charlemagne’s ancestors to fringe Arthuriana, each with its own spin on the core theme of an unlikely love interest. Selections include a quintessential example of medieval European orientalism in Floris and Blancheflour, regional conflict in Sir Degrevant, the secrecy-driven lovers’ tale of The Squire of Low Degree, and two comic burlesques set at a tournament feast. This edition is well-suited to use by newcomers to Middle English romance, while providing more familiar readers with striking examples of the genre’s diverse thematic interests.
- forms
- Prose
- languages
- English, Middle (1100–1500)
- time periods
- 15th Century
- categories
- Romance, Family romance, Legacy HTML
- publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications
- publisher location
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
- publication year
- additional information
- Cover design by Linda K. Judy.
- contents
- Introduction to Floris and Blancheflour
- Floris and Blancheflour
- Introduction to Sir Degrevant
- Sir Degrevant
- Introduction to The Squire of Low Degree
- The Squire of Low Degree
- The Squier of Low Degree, Percy Folio
- Introduction to The Tournament of Tottenham and The Feast of Tottenham
- The Tournament of Tottenham
- The Feast of Tottenham
- Bibliography