The Book of Lancelot: The Middle Dutch Lancelot Compilation and the Medieval Tradition of Narrative Cycles
- ISBN-10
- 085991769X
- ISBN-13
- 9780859917698
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- DS Brewer
- Author
- Bart Besamusca
Description
First full-length study in English of the Middle Dutch Lancelot-Compilation, of great significance for Arthurian studies.
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