Amis and Amiloun: A Spiritual Journey and the Failure of Treuþe

In the first half of the medieval English Auchinleck romance Amis and Amiloun, Amis faces hardship and is rescued by Amiloun, and these roles are reversed in the second half. At the centre point lies the combat between Amis–Amiloun and the steward, forming the narrative and moral nexus of the story,...

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Main Author: Eckert, Ken (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2013
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2013, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 285-296
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