{"product_id":"9781526147486","title":"Bestsellers and masterpieces","description":"Author: Heather Blurton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526147486\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cross-cultural insight into both the literary tastes of the medieval period and the literary and political forces behind the creation of the 'modern canon' of medieval literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBestsellers and masterpieces: The changing medieval canon\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the strange fact that, in both European and Middle Eastern medieval studies, those texts that we now study and teach as the most canonical representations of their era were in fact not popular or even widely read in their day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, those texts that were popular, as evidenced by the extant manuscript record, are taught and studied with far less frequency. The book provides cross-cultural insight into both the literary tastes of the medieval period and the literary and political forces behind the creation of the 'modern canon' of medieval literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920503390366,"sku":"ING-9781526147486","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526147486.jpg?v=1782822342","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526147486","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}