Medieval Writers and Their Work Middle English Literature, 1100-1500

Name: Medieval Writers and Their Work Middle English Literature, 1100-1500
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ISBN: 9780199532049

ISBN-10: 0199532044

ISBN-13: 9780199532049

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: J. A. Burrow

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In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on medieval studies. Full of information andstimulating ideas, and a pleasure to read, Burrow's book deals with circumstances of composition and reception, the main genres, 'modes of meaning' (allegory etc.), and medieval literature's afterlife in modern times. It shows that the literature of authors such as Chaucer, Gower, and Langland ismore readily accessible than usually imagined, and well worth reading too. By placing medieval writers in their…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




The period and the literature



Writers, audiences, and readers



Major genres



Modes of meaning



The afterlife of Middle English literature


Notes


Bibliography