T Turville–Petre
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2006
9780631231714
Reading Middle English Literature
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Gebonden, 224 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2006
ISBN13: 9780631231714
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Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature
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This introduction provides the guidance that modern readers need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England.
An introduction to English literature written in the four centuries following the Norman Conquest.
Written by the well–known medievalist, Thorlac Turville–Petre.
Demonstrates that Middle English literature is more accessible than is often supposed.
Provides readers with the guidance they need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England.
Designed to be used alongside A Book of Middle English, (Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2005).
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780631231714
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:224
Uitgever:John Wiley & Sons
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
Inhoudsopgave
List of Plates.
<p>Preface.</p>
<p>Abbreviations.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>1. The Use of English.</p>
<p>Three Languages.</p>
<p>The Choice of English.</p>
<p>Social Register.</p>
<p>2. Texts and Manuscripts.</p>
<p>Information from Manuscripts.</p>
<p>Scribes and their Manuscripts.</p>
<p>Audiences.</p>
<p>Authors.</p>
<p>3. Literature and Society.</p>
<p>Bond and Free.</p>
<p>Social Tensions in the Reeve′s Tale.</p>
<p>Ploughing Piers′ Half Acre.</p>
<p>At the Court of King Arthur.</p>
<p>In Criseyde′s Palace.</p>
<p>4. History and Romance.</p>
<p>Definitions.</p>
<p>Monastic History.</p>
<p>The History of St Erkenwald.</p>
<p>Englishing Arthur.</p>
<p>The Fairy World.</p>
<p>5. Piety.</p>
<p>From Pecham to Arundel.</p>
<p>Christ the Lover and God the Unknowable.</p>
<p>Retelling Biblical Stories.</p>
<p>The Death of a Child.</p>
<p>6. Love and Marriage.</p>
<p>Marriage and Love – and Sex.</p>
<p>A Lover′s Confession.</p>
<p>Love′s Craft.</p>
<p>′All this Mean I by Love′.</p>
<p>Bibliography.</p>
<p>Index.</p>
<p>Preface.</p>
<p>Abbreviations.</p>
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>1. The Use of English.</p>
<p>Three Languages.</p>
<p>The Choice of English.</p>
<p>Social Register.</p>
<p>2. Texts and Manuscripts.</p>
<p>Information from Manuscripts.</p>
<p>Scribes and their Manuscripts.</p>
<p>Audiences.</p>
<p>Authors.</p>
<p>3. Literature and Society.</p>
<p>Bond and Free.</p>
<p>Social Tensions in the Reeve′s Tale.</p>
<p>Ploughing Piers′ Half Acre.</p>
<p>At the Court of King Arthur.</p>
<p>In Criseyde′s Palace.</p>
<p>4. History and Romance.</p>
<p>Definitions.</p>
<p>Monastic History.</p>
<p>The History of St Erkenwald.</p>
<p>Englishing Arthur.</p>
<p>The Fairy World.</p>
<p>5. Piety.</p>
<p>From Pecham to Arundel.</p>
<p>Christ the Lover and God the Unknowable.</p>
<p>Retelling Biblical Stories.</p>
<p>The Death of a Child.</p>
<p>6. Love and Marriage.</p>
<p>Marriage and Love – and Sex.</p>
<p>A Lover′s Confession.</p>
<p>Love′s Craft.</p>
<p>′All this Mean I by Love′.</p>
<p>Bibliography.</p>
<p>Index.</p>