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Calkin, Siobhain Bly, 1973-

Saracens and the making of English identity : the Auchinleck manuscript / [electronic resource] Siobhain Bly Calkin. - 1 online resource (313 pages). - Studies in medieval history and culture .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-292) and index.

The perils of proximity: Saracen knights, sameness, and differentiation -- Saracens and she-wolves: foreign consorts and group identity -- Monstrous intermingling and miraculous conversion: negotiating cultural borders in the King of Tars -- Saracens and English Christian identity in Seynt Katerine and Seynt Mergrete -- Saracens, Englishness, and productive violence in Of Arthour and Of Merlin.

ISBN: 9780203958520 (e-book)

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Auchinleck manuscript.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English literature--Islamic influences.
Islam and literature--History--England--To 1500.
National characteristics, English, in literature.
Romances, English--History and criticism.
Romances, English--Manuscripts.
Manuscripts, Medieval--England.
Manuscripts, English (Middle)
Saracens in literature.
Crusades in literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Islamic Empire--Foreign public opinion, English.
Islamic Empire--In literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PR129.I75 / C35 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 820.9/38297