Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance, Hardcover by Saunders, Corinne, ISBN 1843842211, ISBN-13 9781843842217, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Saunders (medieval literature, U. of Durham, the UK) has compiled an impressive stock of examples of witchcraft and magic in medieval English romance, describing each example within the context of the romance and comparing it with uses in other works. She quotes from the original sources frequently and at length (knowledge of Middle English is necessary to read them), with examples found in the works of Chaucer, Gower, and Malory, and in tales that include the Mabinogion, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and, of course, Beowulf, among others. Shape-shifting, black magic, faery worlds, monsters, charms, remedies, and enchantment are among the types of magic explored, with attention to their meaning, variations, religious and moral implications, and gender issues. . Brewer is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()