The Oxford history of poetry in English. Volume 3, Medieval poetry, 1400-1500 /

This volume is the third in the series and covers verse written in the period 1400 to 1500. The volume is organized in four sections: Contexts (Chapters 17), Transmission (Chapters 810), Topics and Genres (Chapters 1123), and Poets (Chapters 2428). The opening section, after an introductory chapter,...

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Other Authors:	Boffey, Julia (Editor), Edwards, A. S. G. (Anthony Stockwell Garfield), 1942- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Series:	Oxford history of poetry in English ; v, 3.
Subjects:	English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism. Poésie anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique. Medieval. HISTORY. Ancient & Classical. LITERARY CRITICISM. English poetry > Middle English Literature: history & criticism. Literature. 1100-1500 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	This volume is the third in the series and covers verse written in the period 1400 to 1500. The volume is organized in four sections: Contexts (Chapters 17), Transmission (Chapters 810), Topics and Genres (Chapters 1123), and Poets (Chapters 2428). The opening section, after an introductory chapter, considers the various historical contexts relevant to poetry (Chapter 2), literary traditions (Chapter 3), translation (Chapter 4), literary language and verse forms (Chapters 56) and authorship (Chapter 7). The section on transmission examines poetic manuscripts (Chapter 8), poetry in print (Chapter 9) and verse outside books (Chapter 10). The following section considers various forms of religious verse (Chapters 1114), practical and conduct verse (Chapters 1516) and the depiction of love (Chapter 17). The next cluster of chapters considers forms of chronicle and history (Chapters 1820). There follow chapters on different aspects of fiction (Chapters 2123). Finally there is a series of chapters on individual authors (Chapters 2427), Lydgate, Hoccleve, Henryson, and Dunbar, and a concluding one (Chapter 28) pointing to those poetic tendencies that can be linked to sixteenth-century verse writing.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 566 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191988899 0191988898 0198878508 9780198878506