{"product_id":"reading-middle-english-literature-hardback-9780631231714","title":"Reading Middle English Literature (Hardback) 9780631231714","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReading 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\"\u003eThorlac Turville-Petre (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631231714, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 October 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.463 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis introduction provides the guidance that modern readers need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to English literature written in the four centuries following the Norman Conquest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by the well-known medievalist, Thorlac Turville-Petre.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that Middle English literature is more accessible than is often supposed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readers with the guidance they need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to be used alongside \u003ci\u003eA Book of Middle English,\u003c\/i\u003e (Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2005).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Plates. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Use of English.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Choice of English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Register.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Texts and Manuscripts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation from Manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScribes and their Manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Literature and Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBond and Free.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Tensions in the Reeve's Tale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePloughing Piers' Half Acre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the Court of King Arthur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Criseyde's Palace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. History and Romance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonastic History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of St Erkenwald.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglishing Arthur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fairy World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Piety.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Pecham to Arundel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Lover and God the Unknowable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetelling Biblical Stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Death of a Child.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Love and Marriage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarriage and Love - and Sex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Lover's Confession.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove's Craft.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'All this Mean I by Love'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\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":52406447014168,"sku":"9780631231714","price":84.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631231714.jpg?v=1784138084","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reading-middle-english-literature-hardback-9780631231714","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}