{"product_id":"a-concise-companion-to-middle-english-literature-hardback-9781405120043","title":"A Concise Companion to Middle English Literature (Hardback) 9781405120043","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Concise Companion to Middle English Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarilyn Corrie (Edited by), M Corrie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405120043, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.9 cm, 0.562 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This new concise companion engages with the difficulties of periodization but nonetheless asserts that there is a scholarly volue to considering 'Middle English Literature' as a discrete body of texts, written between c.1100 and c.1500. And indeed, this wonderfully erudite and readable volume proves this point.\" (\u003ci\u003eNotes and Queries\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2011) \u003cp\u003e\"All of the essays examine canonical writers and texts but also discuss writers and works that are infrequently taught in traditional undergraduate (or even graduate) survey courses, and this is an encouraging move.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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, the circumstances and milieux in which it was produced, its linguistic features, and the manuscripts in which it has been preserved. Amongst the great range of writers and writings discussed, the book considers the works of the most widely read Middle English author, Chaucer, against the background of the period that he both typifies and subverts.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible resource that examines contexts essential to understanding and interpreting writing of the Middle English period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters explore the distinctiveness of Middle English literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together discussion and analysis by an international team of Middle English specialists, incorporating fresh material and new insights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes analysis of Chaucer's writings, and considers them in relation to the work of his Middle English predecessors, contemporaries and successors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates discussion of issues steering the perception of Middle English literature in the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Contributors viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarilyn Corrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Key Contexts 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Signs and Symbols 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Windeatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Religious Belief 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarilyn Corrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Women and Literature 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Sanok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Past 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Galloway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Production of Middle English Literature 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Production and Dissemination 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Gillespie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Author 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Griffiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Writing in Middle English; Writing in England 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Language 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy J. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Translation and Adaptation 166\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Contemporary Events 188\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Barr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Middle English Literature in the Post- Medieval World 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Manuscripts and Modern Editions 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Wakelin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Afterlife of Middle English Literature 232\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Matthews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 253\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437754642712,"sku":"9781405120043","price":87.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405120043.jpg?v=1784938146","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-concise-companion-to-middle-english-literature-hardback-9781405120043","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}