{"product_id":"medieval-romance-the-aesthetics-of-possibility-hardback-9781487501914","title":"Medieval Romance; The Aesthetics of Possibility (Hardback) 9781487501914","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedieval Romance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Aesthetics of Possibility\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames F. Knapp (Author), Peggy A. Knapp (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487501914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 January 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.56 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\u003e\"James and Peggy Knapp\u0026amp;#x2019;s latest joint scholarly endeavor, \u003ci\u003eMedieval Romance: The Aesthetics of Possibility\u003c\/i\u003e, is a significant and original contribution to the study of medieval romance, for it brings forth and examines the philosophical underpinnings of a number of well-known and extensively studied romances.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Kimberly K. Bell, Sam Houston State University (Modern Philology, vol 117, no 1)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure of possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Romance\u003c\/i\u003e is the first study to focus on the  deep philosophical underpinnings of the genre\u0026amp;#x2019;s fictional worlds. James F. Knapp and Peggy A. Knapp uniquely utilize Leibniz\u0026amp;#x2019;s \"possible worlds\" theory, Kant\u0026amp;#x2019;s aesthetic reflections, and Gadamer\u0026amp;#x2019;s writings on the apprehension of language over time, to bring the romance genre into critical dialogue with fundamental questions of philosophical aesthetics, modal logic, and the hermeneutics of literary transmission. The authors\u0026amp;#x2019; compelling and illuminating analysis of six instances of medieval secular writing, including that of Marie de France, the Gawain-poet, and Chaucer demonstrates how the extravagantly imagined worlds of romance invite reflection about the nature of the real. These stories, which have delighted readers for hundreds of years, do so because the impossible fictions of one era prefigure desired realities for later generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Speculative Fiction of Marie de France\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Perception and Possible Worlds in \u003ci\u003eSir Orfeo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Capturing Beauty: Chaucer\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Melusine\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003ci\u003eAventure\u003c\/i\u003e among the Humans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Romance by Other Means: The \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Immense Subtlety of \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595456540952,"sku":"9781487501914","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/medieval-romance-the-aesthetics-of-possibility-hardback-9781487501914","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}