The Romance of the Middle Ages

Author / Editor
Perkins, Nicholas, and Alison Wiggins.

Title
The Romance of the Middle Ages

Published
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2012.

Physical Description
176 pp.

Description
Examines the use of desire in stories of romances in Dante, Chaucer, and Malory. Traces development of the medieval romance genre in later periods, including novels of J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling, and films, such as "Star Wars" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Contributor
Wiggins, Alison.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism