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Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500
In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on medieval studies. Full of information and stimulating ideas, and a pleasure to read, Burrow's book deals with circumstances of composition and reception, the main genres, 'modes of meaning' (allegory etc.), and medieval literature's afterlife in modern times. It shows that the literature of authors such as Chaucer, Gower, and Langland is more readily accessible than usually imagined, and well worth reading too. By placing medieval writers in their historical context - the four centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance - Professor Burrow explains not only how they wrote, but why.
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Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500
In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on medieval studies. Full of information and stimulating ideas, and a pleasure to read, Burrow's book deals with circumstances of composition and reception, the main genres, 'modes of meaning' (allegory etc.), and medieval literature's afterlife in modern times. It shows that the literature of authors such as Chaucer, Gower, and Langland is more readily accessible than usually imagined, and well worth reading too. By placing medieval writers in their historical context - the four centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance - Professor Burrow explains not only how they wrote, but why.
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Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500

Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500

by J. A. Burrow
Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500
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Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500

Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500

by J. A. Burrow

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In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on medieval studies. Full of information and stimulating ideas, and a pleasure to read, Burrow's book deals with circumstances of composition and reception, the main genres, 'modes of meaning' (allegory etc.), and medieval literature's afterlife in modern times. It shows that the literature of authors such as Chaucer, Gower, and Langland is more readily accessible than usually imagined, and well worth reading too. By placing medieval writers in their historical context - the four centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance - Professor Burrow explains not only how they wrote, but why.

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ISBN-13: 9780191037351
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 02/07/2008
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 838 KB

Table of Contents

1. The period and the literature2. Writers, audiences, and readers3. Major genres4. Modes of meaning5. The afterlife of Middle English literatureNotesBibliography
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Medieval European Literature - Literary Criticism
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