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This book explores the ways in which discourses of religious, racial, and national identity blur and engage each other in the medieval West. Specifically, the book studies depictions of Muslims in England during the 1330s and argues that these depictions, although historically inaccurate, served to enhance and advance assertions of English national identity at this time. The book examines Saracen characters in a manuscript renowned for the variety of its texts, and discusses hagiographic legends, elaborations of chronicle entries, and popular romances about Charlemagne, Arthur, and various Eng

English literature --- Islam and literature --- National characteristics, English, in literature. --- Romances, English --- Manuscripts, Medieval --- Manuscripts, English (Middle) --- Saracens in literature. --- Crusades in literature. --- English manuscripts (Middle) --- Manuscripts, Middle English --- Middle English manuscripts --- English romances --- Literature and Islam --- Literature --- Islamic civilization --- Islamic influences. --- History --- History and criticism. --- Manuscripts. --- Auchinleck manuscript. --- Islamic Empire --- Arab countries --- Arab Empire --- Empire, Islamic --- Middle East --- Muslim Empire --- Foreign public opinion, English. --- In literature. --- National characteristics [English ] in literature --- Manuscripts [English ] (Middle) --- Saracens in literature --- Crusades in literature --- Auchinleck manuscript