| Life in Words: Essays on Chaucer, the Gawain-Poet, and Malory Contributor(s): Mann, Jill (Author), Rasmussen, Mark (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1442648651 ISBN-13: 9781442648654 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $81.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.72 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume collects fifteen landmark essays published over the last three decades by the distinguished medievalist Jill Mann. Bringing together her essays on Chaucer, the Gawain-poet, and Malory, the collection foregrounds the common interest in the semantic implications of key vocabulary such as authority, adventure, and price that links them together. Mann, one of the finest critics of Middle English literature in her generation, uses the concepts suggested by the language of medieval literature itself as a way into the masterpieces of Middle English, including The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the Morte Darthur. An extended introduction by Mark Rasmussen brings out the nature of the themes that run through the collection, analyses the critical methods in play, and assesses their significance in the context of Middle English studies over the last thirty years. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rasmussen, Mark: - Mark David Rasmussen is Charles J. Luellen Professor of English at Centre College. Mann, Jill: - Jill Mann is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame and a Life Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge. |