| A Concise Companion to Middle English Literature Contributor(s): Corrie, Marilyn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405120045 ISBN-13: 9781405120043 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $118.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| LCCN: 2008044519 |
| Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Theory (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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.
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