D. H. Green - Irony in the Medieval Romance

Cambridge , Cambridge University Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this unique analysis of irony in medieval literature, written by a leading authority on the subject, D. H. Green. The first edition of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This work analyses and discusses the existence of irony in medieval literature, considering the possibilities of registering irony in courtly literature at large, as well as the major themes to which it may be applied, such as chivalry and love. From Dennis Howard Green, an English philologist who was Schroder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge and specialised in the study of Medieval German literature. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very smart, with edge wear and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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