Fairies in Medieval Romance

This study offers new approaches for considering the unique narrative possibilities of fairies in medieval romance, from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britannie to Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur. James Wade provides a counter-reading to theories of the Celtic origins of medieval fairies and suggests ways in which these unusual figures can help us think about the internal logics of medieval romance.

Author: J. Wade
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/11/2011
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230110205

About the Author
JAMES WADE Emmanuel College Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK