Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England
Download or Read eBook Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England PDF written by Michael Johnston and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Michael Johnston |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2014-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199679782 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199679789 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England by : Michael Johnston
Book excerpt: showing that contrary to the commonly held view that romances are representative of the "popular culture" of their day, in fact such texts appealed primarily to the gentry, England's elite landowners who lacked titles of nobility.
