{"product_id":"a-medieval-storybook-hardback-9780801405624","title":"A Medieval Storybook (Hardback) 9780801405624","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Medieval Storybook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMorris Bishop (Edited by), Alison Mason Kingsbury (Illustrated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801405624\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 February 1970\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 6 b\u0026amp;w line drawings - 6 Line drawings, black and white\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pleasant collection of medieval tales intended for light reading. There are the usual bits and pieces from the Arthurian legend, from the lais and the collections like the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, from saints' lives, and from the moralized exempla of the preachers' handbooks, all illustrating the lighter side of the extraordinarily rich tradition of medieval narrative art.\u003c\/p\u003e (Virginia Quarterly Review) \u003cp\u003eEvery medievalist with a sense of humor has wanted to do this sort of book, but too few have. Morris Bishop gives us a delightful collection of medieval storytelling, ranging from the twelfth to the fifteenth century, in Latin, Norse, French, Spanish, Italian, and English. Recommended for all popular collections and especially for children.\u003c\/p\u003e (Library Journal)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every medievalist with a sense of humor has wanted to do this sort of book, but too few have. Morris Bishop gives us a delightful collection of medieval storytelling, ranging from the twelfth to the fifteenth century, in Latin, Norse, French, Spanish, Italian, and English. Recommended for all popular collections and especially for children.\"—Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A pleasant collection of medieval tales intended for light reading. There are the usual bits and pieces from the Arthurian legend, from the lais and the collections like the 'Decameron,' from saints' lives, and from the moralized exempla of the preachers' handbooks, all illustrating the lighter side of the extraordinarily rich tradition of medieval narrative art.\"—Virginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the rich store of medieval tales, Morris Bishop brings together a delightful collection of thirty-five stories.\u003c\/b\u003e Some are romantic, some religious, some realistic, some even scurrilous. There are merry tales and moral tales, sagas, allegories, and fables. They vary widely in theme and their characters represent every class of medieval society. The tales in A Medieval Storybook vividly illustrate medieval life and thought. Above all they excel as stories, and demonstrate the high level attained by narrative art in the Middle Ages and the great gift the medieval writers had for creating lively and memorable characters. Some of the stories in the book were translated by Bishop; others were translated in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Line drawings by Alison Mason Kingsbury add considerably to the charm of this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Romances of King Arthur's Court\u003c\/b\u003eThe Story of Merlin\u003cbr\u003e The Sword in the Stone, \u003ci\u003eby Sir Thomas Malory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Launcelot, Elaine, and Guenever,\u003ci\u003e by Sir Thomas Malory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tristan's End\u003cb\u003eII. Adventures and Escapades\u003c\/b\u003eThe Story of Frithjof and Ingebjorg\u003cbr\u003e Amleth's Revenge, \u003ci\u003eby Saxo Grammaticus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Knight Who Made a Bargain with a Merchant\u003cbr\u003e A Story of beyond the Sea\u003cbr\u003e The Cruelty of Francesco Orsini, \u003ci\u003eby Giovanni Fiorentino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Night in Naples, \u003ci\u003eby Giovanni Boccaccio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Lovers' Weal and Woe\u003c\/b\u003eThe Dapple-Gray Palfrey, \u003ci\u003eby Huon Leroi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Lay of the Nightingale,\u003ci\u003e by Marie de France\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Falcon, \u003ci\u003eby Giovanni Boccaccio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Wonders and Prodigies\u003c\/b\u003eThe Life of Saint Brandon, \u003ci\u003eby Jacobus de Voragine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Famous History of Friar Bacon\u003cb\u003eV. Moral Tales\u003c\/b\u003eThe Execrable Devices of Old Women\u003cbr\u003e Of the Cunning of the Devil, and of the Secret Judgments of God\u003cbr\u003e Of the Transgressions and Wounds of the Soul\u003cbr\u003e Of Extreme Fear\u003cbr\u003e The Marvelous Conversion of the Blessed Hildegund, Virgin, \u003ci\u003eby Caesarius of Heisterbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Cleric Who Deflowered a Jewish Maiden, \u003ci\u003eby Caesarius of Heisterbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How the Novice Theobald Conquered His Pride,\u003ci\u003e by Caesarius of Heisterbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Friar Juniper\u003cb\u003eVI. Merry Tales and Salty Fictions\u003c\/b\u003eOf the Churl Who Won Paradise\u003cbr\u003e A Dean and a Magician,\u003ci\u003e by Juan Manuel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e King Ben Abit and Queen Romaquia,\u003ci\u003e by Juan Manuel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Profound Judgment\u003cbr\u003e The Pear Tree\u003cbr\u003e Fra Cipolla, \u003ci\u003eby Giovanni Bo\u003c\/i\u003ec\u003ci\u003ecaccio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Father's Wise Counsel, \u003ci\u003eby Franco Sacchetti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Rustic Ambassadors, \u003ci\u003eby Franco Sacchetti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Noble Crest, \u003ci\u003eby Franco Sacchetti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sacchetti and the Astrologer, \u003ci\u003eby Franco Sacchetti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Blind Man of Orvieto, \u003ci\u003eby Franco Sacchetti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Reeve's Tale, \u003ci\u003eby Geoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531138691352,"sku":"9780801405624","price":39.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-medieval-storybook-hardback-9780801405624","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}