{"title":"Nicholas Perkins","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas Perkins explores the rich intersections of narrative and cultural expression within medieval England. His works illuminate how storytelling shapes and reflects the arts and social practices of the period, offering insightful perspectives for readers interested in historical narratives and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough detailed analysis and thoughtful commentary, Perkins’ books invite readers to engage with medieval literature and art beyond surface impressions, revealing the enduring power of narrative in shaping cultural identity and historical understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-gift-of-narrative-in-medieval-england-by-nicholas-perkins-9781526167163","title":"The Gift of Narrative in Medieval England","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis invigorating study places medieval romance narrative in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and exchange, opening new approaches to questions of storytelling, agency, gender and materiality in some of the most engaging literature from the Middle Ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt argues that the dynamics of the gift are powerfully at work in romances: through exchanges of objects and people; repeated patterns of love, loyalty and revenge; promises made or broken; and the complex effects that time works on such objects, exchanges and promises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the twelfth century to the fifteenth, and including close discussions of poetry by Chaucer, the Gawain-Poet and romances in the Auchinleck Manuscript, \u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Narrative in Medieval England\u003c\/em\u003e will prompt new ideas and debate amongst students and scholars of medieval literature, as well as anyone curious about the pleasures that romance narratives bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599446229228,"sku":"9781526167163","price":121.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c11c813a52358c8358dc8eac345cfa09.jpg?v=1778022938"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/nicholas-perkins.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}