Medieval Literature: The Basics.

Description: Introduces western medieval literature and latter-day medievalism, focusing on multiple modes and genres and selected authors (Dante, Boccaccio, the "Gawain"-poet, Chaucer, Christine de Pizan, and Sir Thomas Malory). Designed for classroom use, seeks to "break down the sense of alterity" by opening with the media and gaming of medievalism, cited throughout. The final chapter on "extreme" authors includes description of Chaucer's diversity, quantity of work, accessibility, popularity, and secondary literature, voting him the “Most Extreme” of the selected authors. The volume includes recommendations for further reading in each section, a bibliography, web resources, and an index.