Lost Literature of Medieval England

Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1952, The Lost Literature of Medieval England provides an account of lost masterpieces of medieval English literature. The book examines the evidence for their existence and pieces together a fuller understanding of the literary traditions of the period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Preface 1. Heroic Legend 2. Historical Narrative 3. Christian Epic 4. Old English Prose 5. Saints’ Lives 6. Romance 7. Short Narrative 8. Religious and Didactic Literature 9. Lyrical Poetry 10. Political and Satirical Poetry 11. Drama 12. 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: 9780367196684
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19668-4
• No. of pages: 274
• 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; England, European History, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, British & Irish history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Literary theory, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval