English Books Abroad: Their Reception in Late Medieval France
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Jaclyn Rajsic
Organizer Affiliation
Queen Mary, Univ. of London
Presider Name
Jaclyn Rajsic
Paper Title 1
The Export of French-Language Literature from England to France: Rediscovering a Transnational Perspective
Presenter 1 Name
Marianne Ailes
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Bristol
Paper Title 2
Brut's Return: Continental Manuscripts of the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut Chronicle
Presenter 2 Name
Julia Marvin
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Notre Dame
Paper Title 3
The Continental Reception of Nicholas Trevet's Les Cronicles
Presenter 3 Name
Heather Pagan
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Aberystwyth Univ.
Start Date
14-5-2016 10:00 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1275
Description
Recent years have seen a marked increase in scholarly interest in the European contexts from which England's literature developed and with which it engaged. Scholars have long been interested in analysing the continental sources used by English writers in the composition of their own works, for example the French sources used by Chaucer, Malory, and many others. But more recently, critics have been eager to explore the transmission of English books across the Channel and their reception and ownership by Western European readers. This session seeks to contribute to current critical discussions in these areas. It aims to throw fresh light on texts and manuscripts produced in England that traveled to France during the late Middle Ages (especially during the period of the Hundred Years War, 1337-1453), investigating how and why these books moved into mainland Europe and how non-English readers used and responded to the insular material. In doing so, it seeks to expand our understanding of the receptions – and perceptions – of England’s literature on the Continent, and of the influence that insular texts and manuscripts had on continental French literature.
English Books Abroad: Their Reception in Late Medieval France
Schneider 1275
Recent years have seen a marked increase in scholarly interest in the European contexts from which England's literature developed and with which it engaged. Scholars have long been interested in analysing the continental sources used by English writers in the composition of their own works, for example the French sources used by Chaucer, Malory, and many others. But more recently, critics have been eager to explore the transmission of English books across the Channel and their reception and ownership by Western European readers. This session seeks to contribute to current critical discussions in these areas. It aims to throw fresh light on texts and manuscripts produced in England that traveled to France during the late Middle Ages (especially during the period of the Hundred Years War, 1337-1453), investigating how and why these books moved into mainland Europe and how non-English readers used and responded to the insular material. In doing so, it seeks to expand our understanding of the receptions – and perceptions – of England’s literature on the Continent, and of the influence that insular texts and manuscripts had on continental French literature.