A concise companion to middle English literature /
A concise companion to middle English literature /
edited by Marilyn Corrie
- [Place of publication not identifed] : Wiley Blackwell, c2014
- xii, 268 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
hapter 1 Signs and Symbols; Barry Windeatt; Chapter 2 Religious Belief; Marilyn Corrie; Chapter 3 Women and Literature; Catherine Sanok; Chapter 4 The Past; Andrew Galloway; Part II The Production of Middle English Literature; Chapter 5 Production and Dissemination; Alexandra Gillespie; Chapter 6 The Author; Jane Griffiths; Part III Writing in Middle English; Writing in England; Chapter 7 Language; Jeremy J. Smith Chapter 8 Translation and AdaptationHelen Cooper; Chapter 9 Contemporary Events; Helen Barr; Part IV Middle English Literature in the Post-Medieval World; Chapter 10 Manuscripts and Modern Editions; Daniel Wakelin; Chapter 11 The Afterlife of Middle English Literature; David Matthews
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.
9781118652534
ENGLISH LITERATURE
PR 260 .C66 2014
Includes index.
hapter 1 Signs and Symbols; Barry Windeatt; Chapter 2 Religious Belief; Marilyn Corrie; Chapter 3 Women and Literature; Catherine Sanok; Chapter 4 The Past; Andrew Galloway; Part II The Production of Middle English Literature; Chapter 5 Production and Dissemination; Alexandra Gillespie; Chapter 6 The Author; Jane Griffiths; Part III Writing in Middle English; Writing in England; Chapter 7 Language; Jeremy J. Smith Chapter 8 Translation and AdaptationHelen Cooper; Chapter 9 Contemporary Events; Helen Barr; Part IV Middle English Literature in the Post-Medieval World; Chapter 10 Manuscripts and Modern Editions; Daniel Wakelin; Chapter 11 The Afterlife of Middle English Literature; David Matthews
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.
9781118652534
ENGLISH LITERATURE
PR 260 .C66 2014