Guy of Warwick: Icon and Ancestor (Studies in Medieval Romance) by Alison Wiggins
English | July 19, 2007 | ISBN: 1843841258 | 248 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | July 19, 2007 | ISBN: 1843841258 | 248 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
Guy of Warwick is England's other Arthur. Elevated to the status of national hero, his legend occupied a central place in the nation's cultural heritage from the Middle Ages to the modern period. Guy of Warwick: Icon and Ancestor spans the Guy tradition from its beginnings in Anglo-Norman and Middle English romance right through to the plays and prints of the early modern period and Spenser's Faerie Queene, including the visual tradition in manuscript illustration and material culture as well as the intersection of the legend with local and national history.