Representing the Saracen : identity, race and religious difference in medieval French and Occitan literature

This thesis focuses upon literary representations of a familiar yet imprecise figure: the medieval Saracen. Through close analysis of a broad corpus of texts ranging from roughly 1150 to 1350, including epic, romance and miracle tales and treating both Old French and Occitan materials, it highlights...

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Main Author: Turner, Victoria C.
Published: University of Warwick 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.582477