Early Middle English Literature

Informationen zum Autor R. M. Wilson Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1939, Early Middle English Literature examines literature from the period of 1066 to 1300 and addresses the transition between Old and Middle English. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Effects of the Conquest 2. The Anglo-Latin Background 3. The Anglo-French Background 4. Legal and Historical Survivals 5. The Continuity of the Homilectic Tradition 6. The Ancren Riwle and its Influence 7. The Owl and the Nightingale 8. Religious and Didactic Literature 9. Romance 10. Tales and Fables 11. Lyric Poetry 12. The Beginnings of the Drama 13. Conclusion Index

Product details

• Authors: R. M. Wilson, Wilson R. M.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367196813
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19681-3
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World; Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary theory, History and Archaeology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Middle English