{"product_id":"sentimental-and-humorous-romances-pb-9781580441032","title":"Sentimental and Humorous Romances PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Erik Kooper\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a unique collection of Middle English romances, each with a different view of society. One of the oldest English romances, \u003ci\u003eFloris and Blancheflour\u003c\/i\u003e, presents a tale of oriental wonders: a harem, an emir who never lacks a wife, eunuchs, and a garden housing a magical tree and spring. \u003ci\u003eSir Degrevant\u003c\/i\u003e relates a tale of country nobility and marriage between the low and high ranks, while realistically illustrating their status and the ever-present issues of love and battle; \u003ci\u003eThe Squire of Low Degree\u003c\/i\u003e is a poem about social mobility and the difference between reputation and wealth. \u003ci\u003eThe Tournament of Tottenham\u003c\/i\u003e and its likely continuation, \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of Tottenham\u003c\/i\u003e, are excellent examples of burlesque where the humor is inescapable: the bumpkin heroes in their stuffed sheepskins fighting with flails for the reeve's daughter, who is watching them with her pet hen on her lap, are a spectacle not easily forgotten. - from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Medieval Institute Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892054704279,"sku":"9781580441032","price":1902.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781580441032.webp?v=1781185597","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sentimental-and-humorous-romances-pb-9781580441032","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}