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Book and verse : a guide to Middle English biblical literature /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morey, James H., 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2000]
Series:Illinois medieval studies.
Subjects:
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christian literature, English (Middle) > History and criticism.
Christianity and literature > England > History > To 1500.
Bible > In literature.
Literary form > History > To 1500.
Bijbel.
Handschriften.
Middelengels.
Letterkunde.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • The medieval idea of the Bible
  • The official reception of biblical literature
  • The place of English in post-Conquest England
  • Genre, audience, and self-representation
  • Conclusion.