| A Book of Middle English Contributor(s): Burrow, J. A. (Author), Turville-Petre, Thorlac (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405117087 ISBN-13: 9781405117081 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $147.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: This authoritative textbook introduces readers to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400. The book opens with an introduction to the language of the time, designed to enable the reader to understand the representative pieces of Middle English literature that follow. The authors describe the language as it was used in different parts of the country, show how it evolved over this period, and offer guidance on pronunciation, grammar, metre and vocabulary. Already a standard classroom text, A Book of Middle English has been extensively enhanced for the third edition. The authors have revised key works in light of new editions, updated bibliographic entries, and have added two substantial new extracts, from "Pearl" and from Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde," |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 427.02 |
| LCCN: 2004047627 |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 6.42" W x 9.18" (1.65 lbs) 436 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This essential Middle English textbook, now in its third edition, introduces students to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400.
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