{"product_id":"retelling-the-tale-an-introduction-to-medieval-french-literature-paperback","title":"Retelling the Tale: An Introduction to Medieval French Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Gaunt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis accessible introduction to medieval French literature concentrates on how to enjoy reading this lively and influential literary tradition. Rather than offering a conventional literary history, Simon Gaunt suggests strategies for reading medieval French texts, many of which retell traditional stories. A common misconception among students and dated textbooks is that medieval French literature is merely a 'recording' of an oral tradition. This book draws a picture of medieval literature, showing that medieval writers were in fact very aware that they were retelling tales in a new medium. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author shows that, although many early texts allude to oral sources for these stories, they belong to a sophisticated and witty written culture that revels in knowledge of competing interpretations of the same story and in the intellectual games that writing enables. \u003ci\u003eRetelling the Tale\u003c\/i\u003e gives those coming to medieval French literature for the first time a clear sense of how stimulating and enjoyable these texts can be.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Gaunt\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of French Language and Literature, King's College London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTroubadours and Irony and Gender and Genre in Medieval French Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.1 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605834981420,"sku":"9780715629253","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/retelling-the-tale-an-introduction-to-medieval-french-literature-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}