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A Concise Companion to Middle English Literature

Author : Marilyn Corrie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118835972
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Book Synopsis A Concise Companion to Middle English Literature by : Marilyn Corrie

Download or read book A Concise Companion to Middle English Literature written by Marilyn Corrie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise companion examines contexts that are essential to understanding and interpreting writing in English produced in the period between approximately 1100 and 1500. The essays in the book explore ways in which Middle English literature is 'different' from the literature of other periods. The book includes discussion of such issues as the religious and historical background to Middle English literature, the circumstances and milieux in which it was produced, its linguistic features, and the manuscripts in which it has been preserved. Amongst the great range of writers and writings discussed, the book considers the works of the most widely read Middle English author, Chaucer, against the background of the period that he both typifies and subverts. An accessible resource that examines contexts essential to understanding and interpreting writing of the Middle English period Chapters explore the distinctiveness of Middle English literature Brings together discussion and analysis by an international team of Middle English specialists, incorporating fresh material and new insights Includes analysis of Chaucer's writings, and considers them in relation to the work of his Middle English predecessors, contemporaries and successors Incorporates discussion of issues steering the perception of Middle English literature in the present day

A Companion to Middle English Prose

Author : Anthony Stockwell Garfield Edwards
Publisher : DS Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9781843840183
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis A Companion to Middle English Prose by : Anthony Stockwell Garfield Edwards

Download or read book A Companion to Middle English Prose written by Anthony Stockwell Garfield Edwards and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2004 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume provide an up-to-date and authoritative guide to the major prose Middle English authors and genres. Each chapter is written by a leading authority on the subject and offers a succinct account of all relevant literary, history and cultural factors that need to considered, together with bibliographical references. Authors examined include the writers of the Ancrene Wisse, the Katherine Group and the Wohunge Group; Richard Rolle; Walter Hilton; Nicholas Love; Julian of Norwich; Margery Kempe; "Sir John Mandeville"; John Trevisa, Reginald Pecock; and John Fortescue. Genres discussed include romances, saints' lives, letters, sermon literature, historical prose, anonymous devotional writings, Wycliffite prose, and various forms of technical writing. The final chapter examines the treatment of Middle English prose in the first age of print. Contributors: BELLA MILLETT, RALPH HANNA III, AD PUTTER, KANTIK GHOSH, BARRY A. WINDEATT, A.C. SPEARING, IAN HIGGINS, A.S.G. EDWARDS, VINCENT GILLESPIE, HELEN L. SPENCER, ALFRED HIATT, FIONA SOMERSET, HELEN COOPER, GEORGE KEISER, OLIVER S. PICKERING, JAMES SIMPSON, RICHARD BEADLE, ALEXANDRA GILLESPIE.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature

Author : Candace Barrington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107180783
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature by : Candace Barrington

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature written by Candace Barrington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and wide-ranging account of the interrelationship between law and literature in Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Tudor England.

A Concise Companion to Chaucer

Author : Corinne Saunders
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405154624
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis A Concise Companion to Chaucer by : Corinne Saunders

Download or read book A Concise Companion to Chaucer written by Corinne Saunders and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer’s major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally. Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers. Subsequent sections focus on Chaucer’s major works – the dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales. Essays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work. Also covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud. Designed so that each contextual essay can be read alongside one of Chaucer’s major works.

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature

Author : Margaret Drabble
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature written by Margaret Drabble and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Acroyd,Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. Detailed new appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prize-winners.

A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350 - c.1500

Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405195525
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350 - c.1500 by : Peter Brown

Download or read book A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350 - c.1500 written by Peter Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350-c.1500 challenges readers to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture. Encourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature. Stresses the importance of constructing contexts for reading literature. Explores the extent to which medieval literature is in dialogue with other cultural products, including the literature of other countries, manuscripts and religion. Includes close readings of frequently-studied texts, including texts by Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain poet, and Hoccleve. Confronts some of the controversies that exercise students of medieval literature, such as those connected with literary theory, love, and chivalry and war.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature

Author : Simon Gaunt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139827874
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (278 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature by : Simon Gaunt

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature written by Simon Gaunt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval French literature encompasses 450 years of literary output in Old and Middle French, mostly produced in Northern France and England. These texts, including courtly lyrics, prose and verse romances, dits amoureux and plays, proved hugely influential for other European literary traditions in the medieval period and beyond. This Companion offers a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to literature composed in medieval French from its beginnings in the ninth century until the Renaissance. The essays are grounded in detailed analysis of canonical texts and authors such as the Chanson de Roland, the Roman de la Rose, Villon's Testament, Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut, Christine de Pisan and the Tristan romances. Featuring a chronology and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal companion for students and scholars in other fields wishing to discover the riches of the French medieval tradition.

A Companion to Medieval Poetry

Author : Corinne Saunders
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444319101
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis A Companion to Medieval Poetry by : Corinne Saunders

Download or read book A Companion to Medieval Poetry written by Corinne Saunders and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Medieval Poetry presents a series oforiginal essays from leading literary scholars that explore Englishpoetry from the Anglo-Saxon period up to the15th century. Organised into three parts to echo the chronological andstylistic divisions between the Anglo-Saxon, Middle English andPost-Chaucerian periods, each section is introduced with contextualessays, providing a valuable introduction to the society andculture of the time Combines a general discussion of genres of medieval poetry,with specific consideration of texts and authors, includingBeowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Chaucer,Gower and Langland Features original essays by eminent scholars, including AndyOrchard, Carl Schmidt, Douglas Gray, and BarryWindeatt, who present a range of theoretical,historical, and cultural approaches to reading medieval poetry, aswell as offering close analysis of individual texts andtraditions

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

Author : Anthony Lawson Mayhew
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by : Anthony Lawson Mayhew

Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 written by Anthony Lawson Mayhew and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1888 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Companion to the Early Middle Ages

Author : Pauline Stafford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118425138
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the Early Middle Ages written by Pauline Stafford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-26 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on 28 original essays, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages takes an inclusive approach to the history of Britain and Ireland from c.500 to c.1100 to overcome artificial distinctions of modern national boundaries. A collaborative history from leading scholars, covering the key debates and issues Surveys the building blocks of political society, and considers whether there were fundamental differences across Britain and Ireland Considers potential factors for change, including the economy, Christianisation, and the Vikings

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture

Author : Andrew Galloway
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521856892
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture by : Andrew Galloway

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture written by Andrew Galloway and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact collection of focused introductions to and inquiries into medieval England, representing both history and literature.

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language

Author : Thomas Burns McArthur
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0192806378
Total Pages : 1054 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Book Synopsis Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language by : Thomas Burns McArthur

Download or read book Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language written by Thomas Burns McArthur and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. There is coverage of a wide range of topics from abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet. Invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for the general reader with an interest in language.

Middle English

Author : Laurel Brinton
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110522969
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Middle English written by Laurel Brinton and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a wide-ranging account of Middle English, organized by linguistic level. Not only are the traditional areas of linguistic study explored in state-of-the-art chapters on Middle English phonology morphology, syntax, and semantics written by experts in the field, but the volume also covers less traditional areas of study, including Middle English creolization, sociolinguistics, literary language (including the language of Chaucer), pragmatics and discourse, dialectology, standardization, language contact, and multilingualism.

A Book of Middle English

Author : J. A. Burrow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118697359
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book A Book of Middle English written by J. A. Burrow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential Middle English textbook, now in its third edition,introduces students to the wide range of literature written inEngland between 1150 and 1400. New, thoroughly revised edition of this essential MiddleEnglish textbook. Introduces the language of the time, giving guidance onpronunciation, spelling, grammar, metre, vocabulary and regionaldialects. Now includes extracts from ‘Pearl’ andChaucer’s ‘Troilus and Criseyde’. Bibliographic references have been updated throughout. Each text is accompanied by detailed notes.

An Introduction to Medieval English Literature

Author : Anna Baldwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350310050
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Medieval English Literature written by Anna Baldwin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive guide to a literary period characterized by great variety and imagination, and vividly alert to the social transformations overtaking society. Spanning almost two centuries, it introduces the reader to a diverse range of authors writing for a fast-developing readership of both men and women. Each chapter focuses on a group of genres primarily associated with a particular social class – from the Drama and Saints' Lives accessible to the illiterate, to the sophisticated Romances of Love savoured by the aristocracy and the Court. Lively historical narratives place each group of texts in their social, political and cultural contexts. Significant or typical texts are given more detailed analysis that includes critical issues and questions to guide the reader's own approach, and each section is supported by a detailed bibliography of further reading.

Master Builders of the Middle Ages

Author : David Jacobs
Publisher : New Word City, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1936529610
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Master Builders of the Middle Ages written by David Jacobs and published by New Word City, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, the great cathedrals of Europe stand as beautiful, imposing monuments - the pride of parishioners and the wonder of tourists. It is difficult for us now, even with all our engineering and architectural skills, to imagine the extraordinary ways these medieval houses of worship were constructed. Midway through the twelfth century, the building of cathedrals became a crusade to erect awe-inspiring churches across Europe. In their zeal, bishops, monks, masons, and workmen created the architectural style known as Gothic, arguably Christianity’s greatest contribution to the world’s art and architecture. The style evolved slowly and almost accidentally as medieval artisans combined ingenuity, inspiration, and brute strength to create a fitting monument to their God. Here are the dramatic stories of the building of Saint-Denis, Notre Dame, Chartres, Reims, and other Gothic cathedrals.

Middle English Literature

Author : Christopher Cannon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745654762
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Middle English Literature written by Christopher Cannon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a boldly original account of Middle English literature from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the sixteenth century. It argues that these centuries are, in fundamental ways, the momentous period in our literary history, for they are the long moment in which the category of literature itself emerged as English writing began to insist, for the first time, that it floated free of any social reality or function. This book also charts the complex mechanisms by which English writing acquired this power in a series of linked close readings of both canonical and more obscure texts. It encloses those readings in five compelling accounts of much broader cultural areas, describing, in particular, the productive relationship of Middle English writing to medieval technology, insurgency, statecraft and cultural place, concluding with an in depth account of the particular arguments, emphases and techniques English writers used to claim a wholly new jurisdiction for their work. Both this history and its readings are everywhere informed by the most exciting developments in recent Middle English scholarship as well as literary and cultural theory. It serves as an introduction to all these areas as well as a contribution, in its own right, to each of them.