Literary Beginnings in the European Middle Ages

The contributors to this volume offer a ground-breaking investigation into the birth of new literatures in the vernacular languages of medieval Europe. Essential for scholars of medieval literature, the book opens new perspectives for specialists in specific languages and national literatures through a comparative, transnational approach.

List of contents

Foreword Stephen G. Nichols; 1. Introduction Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 2. Scandinavia Roberta Frank; 3. Irish and Welsh Barry Lewis; 4. English Laura Ashe; 5. Spain Marina S. Brownlee; 6. French David F. Hult; 7. Dutch Frits van Oostrom; 8. Occitan Sarah Kay; 9. German Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 10. Italian K. P. Clarke; 11. Czech and Croatian Julia Verkholantsev; 12. Greek Panagiotis A. Agapitos; 13. East Slavonic Simon Franklin; 14. Afterword David Wallace.

Summary

The contributors to this volume offer a ground-breaking investigation into the birth of new literatures in the vernacular languages of medieval Europe. Essential for scholars of medieval literature, the book opens new perspectives for specialists in specific languages and national literatures through a comparative, transnational approach.

Product details

• Authors: Mark (University of Cambridge) Young Chinca
• Assisted by: Mark Chinca (Editor), Chinca Mark (Editor), Christopher Young (Editor), Young Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781108477642
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47764-2
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval