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A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, C.1350 - C.1500
Contributor(s): Brown, Peter (Editor)
ISBN: 1405195525     ISBN-13: 9781405195522
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $63.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 895.135
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture (Paperback)
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (2.65 lbs) 688 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Cultural Region - Asian
 
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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.