A concise companion to Middle English literature /
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 pe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
©2009.
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| Series: | Blackwell concise companions to literature and culture.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 discu. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 268 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444308327 1444308327 9781405184830 1405184833 9781405120043 1405120045 |