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Medieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of postcolonial medieval studies and examines the historical connections between postcolonial studies and medieval studies.
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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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ENDORSEMENTS BEING SOUGHTPostcolonial Literary StudiesSeries Editors: David Johnson and Ania LoombaThis series examines how Postcolonial Studies reconfigures the major periods and areas of literature. The books relate key literary and cultural texts both to their historical and geographical contexts, and to contemporary issues of neo-colonialism and global inequality. Each volume not only provides a comprehensive survey of the existing field of scholarship and debate, but is also an original intervention in its own right.Each book includes: a time line; an introductory literature survey; discussion of critical, theoretical, historical and political debates; exemplary critical readings of literary texts; and further reading.Medieval Literature and Postcolonial StudiesLisa Lampert-WeissigMedieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of 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. The book also argues for the importance of postcolonial medievalisms to understandings of current issues ranging from the issue of race in Barack Obama's 2007 US Presidential campaign, Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of Civilisations' thesis and the debate over 'Islam in Europe'. Professor Lisa Lampert-Weissig teaches in the Literature Department at the University of California, San Diego.
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ENDORSEMENTS BEING SOUGHTPostcolonial Literary StudiesSeries Editors: David Johnson and Ania LoombaThis series examines how Postcolonial Studies reconfigures the major periods and areas of literature. The books relate key literary and cultural texts both to their historical and geographical contexts, and to contemporary issues of neo-colonialism and global inequality. Each volume not only provides a comprehensive survey of the existing field of scholarship and debate, but is also an original intervention in its own right.Each book includes: a time line; an introductory literature survey; discussion of critical, theoretical, historical and political debates; exemplary critical readings of literary texts; and further reading.Medieval Literature and Postcolonial StudiesLisa Lampert-WeissigMedieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of 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. The book also argues for the importance of postcolonial medievalisms to understandings of current issues ranging from the issue of race in Barack Obama's 2007 US Presidential campaign, Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of Civilisations' thesis and the debate over 'Islam in Europe'.Professor Lisa Lampert-Weissig teaches in the Literature Department at the University of California, San Diego.
Author Biography
Lisa Lampert-Weissig teaches in the Literature Department at the University of California, San Diego, where she also directs the interdisciplinary German Studies program. Previously she was on the faculty of the English Department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her publications include Gender and Jewish Difference from Paul to Shakespeare (2004) and articles in The German Quarterly, Jewish History, Modern Language Quarterly and the Journal of Popular Culture.
Table of Contents
Series Preface; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Prologue; I. The Future of the Past; II. Medieval Intersections: The Case of al-Andalus;Norman Frontiers and the Twelfth-Century Werewolf Renaissance; Race, Periodisation and Medieval Romance; A Global Vision: The Travels of Sir John Mandeville; III. The Dark Continent of Europe; Works Cited; Further Reading; Index.
Review
Written for the prestigious series edited by David Johnson and Ania Loomba, this book will enable a wider audience to get a broad view of the extraordinarily fertile field of pre-modern literature and culture: it sets out clearly the ways in which the intersection of ethnic, racial, and religious difference in the pre-modern setting can provide valuable insights into modern postcolonial theory. Lisa Lampert-Weissig's book is sure to have a dramatic impact on medieval and early modern studies, and on the much broader fields of postcolonial theory and literary history. -- Professor Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Department of English and Medieval Studies, University of Toronto Lisa Lampert-Weissig persuasively argues both that postcolonial studies can illuminate our understanding of medieval Europe's centuries of invasion and conquest, and that medieval literary sources can refine key concepts in postcolonial studies. In her lucid and challenging readings of medieval texts and contemporary postcolonial novels, Lampert shows that the ways in which the Middle Ages features in contemporary debates about postcolonial nations struggling out of their past or about 'Islam in Europe' are far from merely academic. We need books like this to remind us of the medieval roots of histories of modernity, 'race' and European identity. -- Professor Ruth Evans, Department of English, Saint Louis University Highly recommended Written for the prestigious series edited by David Johnson and Ania Loomba, this book will enable a wider audience to get a broad view of the extraordinarily fertile field of pre-modern literature and culture: it sets out clearly the ways in which the intersection of ethnic, racial, and religious difference in the pre-modern setting can provide valuable insights into modern postcolonial theory. Lisa Lampert-Weissig's book is sure to have a dramatic impact on medieval and early modern studies, and on the much broader fields of postcolonial theory and literary history. Lisa Lampert-Weissig persuasively argues both that postcolonial studies can illuminate our understanding of medieval Europe's centuries of invasion and conquest, and that medieval literary sources can refine key concepts in postcolonial studies. In her lucid and challenging readings of medieval texts and contemporary postcolonial novels, Lampert shows that the ways in which the Middle Ages features in contemporary debates about postcolonial nations struggling out of their past or about 'Islam in Europe' are far from merely academic. We need books like this to remind us of the medieval roots of histories of modernity, 'race' and European identity.
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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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Written for the prestigious series edited by David Johnson and Ania Loomba, this book will enable a wider audience to get a broad view of the extraordinarily fertile field of pre-modern literature and culture: it sets out clearly the ways in which the intersection of ethnic, racial, and religious difference in the pre-modern setting can provide valuable insights into modern postcolonial theory. Lisa Lampert-Weissig's book is sure to have a dramatic impact on medieval and early modern studies, and on the much broader fields of postcolonial theory and literary history.
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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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Catalogue BlurbMedieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies brings new postcolonial readings to key medieval texts from different European traditions, as well as historical fiction set in the medieval period. The book argues for the importance of postcolonial medievalisms to our understanding of current issues ranging from the issue of race in Barack Obama's 2007 US Presidential campaign to Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of Civilisations' thesis and the debate over 'Islam in Europe'.* Medieval texts studied include Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Mandeville's Travels, and Guillaume de Palerne, a romance about werewolves set in Norman Sicily* Provides new postcolonial readings of novels set in the medieval period, such as Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and contemporary novels by Salman Rushdie, Tariq Ali, Juan Goytisolo and Amitav GhoshAI BlurbShoutline: A comprehensive and current introduction to the field of postcolonial medieval studiesMain DescriptionMedieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies 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. The book also argues for the importance of postcolonial medievalisms to understandings of current issues ranging from the issue of race in Barack Obama's 2007 US Presidential campaign, Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of Civilisations' thesis and the debate over 'Islam in Europe'. Key FeaturesClosely examines key medieval literary texts from different European traditionsProvides a lucid survey of current work in the field of postcolonial medieval studiesContext
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Advanced undergraduates studying medieval literature and postcolonial studies; graduate students in medieval literature and postcolonial literary studies, faculty in these fields.
Details ISBN0748637184 Author Lisa Lampert-Weissig Pages 232 Publisher Edinburgh University Press Series Postcolonial Literary Studies Year 2010 ISBN-10 0748637184 ISBN-13 9780748637188 Format Paperback Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 809.02 Publication Date 2010-07-31 Media Book Short Title MEDIEVAL LITERATURE & POSTCOLO Language English UK Release Date 2010-07-31 NZ Release Date 2010-07-31 Edited by Johanna Spanke Birth 1943 Affiliation Winchester College, UK Position Classics Teacher Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2010-09-22 Alternative 9780748637171 Illustrations 4 black and white illustrations We've got this
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