The custom of the castle : from Malory to Macbeth /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ross, Charles Stanley
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Social life and customs. Malory, Thomas, > Sir, > active 15th century. > Morte d'Arthur. Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599. > Faerie queene. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 Faerie queene (Spenser, Edmund) Morte d'Arthur (Malory, Thomas, Sir) 1500-1700 English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. Castles in literature. English literature > European influences. Knights and knighthood in literature. Manners and customs in literature. Kings and rulers in literature. Literature and society. Society in literature. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary. Society in literature Castles in literature English literature > Early modern English literature > European influences Kings and rulers in literature Knights and knighthood in literature Literature and society Manners and customs in literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

1. The French model: Introduction
Malory's weeping castle
2. The Italian transition: Boiardo's castle cruel
Ariosto's fable of power
3. The English conclusion: Spenser's customs of courtesy
Hamlet's ghost fear
Macbeth's future: "a thing of custom"
Epilogue: the disappearing castle.

The custom of the castle : from Malory to Macbeth /

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