Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Galloway is Professor of English at Cornell University. Klappentext Compact collection of focused introductions to and inquiries into medieval England! representing both history and literature. Zusammenfassung This Companion introduces a wide range of materials that constitute the cultures of medieval England! across fields including political and legal history! archaeology! social history! art history! religion and the history of education. Above all it looks at the literature of medieval England! and post-medieval perspectives on the 'Middle Ages'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chronology; Introduction: medieval English culture and its companions Andrew Galloway; Part I. Theaters of Culture: Political, Legal, Material: 1. From court to nation Scott Waugh; 2. The legal revolution and the discourse of dispute in the twelfth century Paul Hyams; 3. Archaeology and post-Conquest England David Hinton; Part II. Cultural Ideals and Cultural Conflicts: 4. Social ideals and social disruption Richard Kaeuper; 5. 'Celtic' visions of England David Dumville; 6. The idea of sanctity and the uncanonized life of Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug; Part III. Literacies, Languages, and Literatures: 7. Visual texts in post-Conquest England Laura Kendrick; 8. Literacy, schooling, universities Ralph Hanna; 9. Anglo-Latin literature in the later Middle Ages David Carlson; 10. The vernaculars of medieval England, 1170-1350 Elaine Treharne; 11. English literary voices, 1350-1500 David Lawton; Part IV. Legacies and Re-creations: 12. Literary reformations of the middle ages Helen Cooper; 13. Re-creating the middle ages Clare Simmons; Guide to further reading; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrew Galloway, Andrew (Cornell University Galloway
• Con la collaborazione di: Andrew Galloway (Editore), Andrew (Cornell University Galloway (Editore), Galloway Andrew (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521673273
• ISBN: 978-0-521-67327-3
• Pagine: 340
• Serie: Cambridge Companions to Culture; Cambridge Companions to Culture
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo; England, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, British & Irish history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval