Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. Note to the reader ix
5. Introduction 1
6. I Problems of stylistic analysis in the Middle English romance 11
7. 2 Larger structural units: the motifeme 47
8. 3 Larger structural units: the type-scene 103
9. 4 Larger structural units: the type-episode 135
10. 5 Speculations and conclusions 179
11. Notes 191
12. Bibliography 209
13. Index 217