| Description |
1 online resource (688 pages) |
| Series |
Blackwell companions to literature and culture |
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Blackwell companions to literature and culture.
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| Contents |
Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1: Critical Approaches; 2: English Society in the Later Middle Ages: Deference, Ambition and Conflict1; 3: Religious Authority and Dissent; 4: City and Country, Wealth and Labour; 5: Women's Voices and Roles; 6: Manuscripts and Readers; 7: From Manuscript to Modern Text; 8: Translation and Society; 9: The Languages of Medieval Britain; 10: The Forms of Speech; 11: The Forms of Verse; 12: England and France; 13: Britain and Italy: Trade, Travel, Translation |
| Summary |
A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350-c.1500 challenges readers to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture. Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature. Stresses the importance of constructing contexts for reading literature. Explores the extent to which medieval literature is in dialogue with other cultural products, including the literature of other countries, manuscripts and reli |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
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Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
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Civilization
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English literature -- Middle English
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Literature and society
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Civilization -- 1066-1485.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056621
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781405171960 |
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1405171960 |
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