| Reading Middle English Literature Contributor(s): Turville-Petre, Thorlac (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631231714 ISBN-13: 9780631231714 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $114.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: "Reading Middle English Literature" is a study of English literature written in the four centuries following the Norman Conquest. Written by the well-known medievalist Thorlac Turville-Petre, it demonstrates that Middle English literature is much more accessible than is often supposed and provides the guidance that modern readers need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England. The book focuses on the representative selection of texts in "A Book of Middle English "(Third Edition, Blackwell, 2005), ensuring that readers have easy access to the primary material under discussion. It offers new and detailed readings of these texts in light of attitudes to the language, the means of book-production, the society for which the texts were written, concepts of history and romance, the religious practices of the age, and ideals of love and marriage.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| LCCN: 2005034698 |
| Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.3" W x 9.36" (1.01 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This introduction provides the guidance that modern readers need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England.
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