{"product_id":"9781526178770-bestsellers-and-masterpieces","title":"Bestsellers and Masterpieces","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Changing Medieval Canon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBestsellers and masterpieces: The changing medieval canon\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comparative critique of the development of the ‘modern canon’ of medieval literature across European and Middle Eastern medieval studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\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. On 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56071684129142,"sku":"9781526178770","price":28.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28901038.jpg?v=1754810069","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526178770-bestsellers-and-masterpieces","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}