| The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Literature 1100-1500 Contributor(s): Scanlon, Larry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521841674 ISBN-13: 9780521841672 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $92.14 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| LCCN: 2009015144 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.4 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The medieval period was one of extraordinary literary achievement sustained over centuries of great change, anchored by the Norman invasion and its aftermath, the re-emergence of English as the nation's leading literary language in the fourteenth century and the advent of print in the fifteenth. This Companion spans four full centuries to survey this most formative and turbulent era in the history of literature in English. Exploring the period's key authors - Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain-Poet, Margery Kempe, among many - and genres - plays, romances, poems and epics - the book offers an overview of the riches of medieval writing. The essays map out the flourishing field of medieval literary studies and point towards new directions and approaches. Designed to be accessible to students, the book also features a chronology and guide to further reading. |
Contributor Bio(s): Scanlon, Larry: - Larry Scanlon is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Jersey. |