Description
| Product ID: | 9780824052973 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Middle English Literature |
| Authors: | Author: Charles W. Dunn, Edward T. Byrnes |
| Page Count: | 584 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Anthologies (non-poetry), Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Middle English |
| Description: | This classic anthology provides readers with important literary works composed during the Middle English period (1100-1500) in England, Scotland, and Ireland. For the first time available in paperback, this classic anthology provides readers with important literary works composed during the Middle English period (1100-1500) in England, Scotland, and Ireland. The editors provide glosses for all unfamiliar words and obscure phrases and every selection refers to at least one definitive edition where details of recent scholarship can be found. Modern punctuation and capitalization are used throughout and variant spellings are kept to a minimum to avoid unnecessary confusion. The introduction discusses important literary and linguistic questions; the headnotes and bibliography offer extensive guidance to secondary sources; and the appendixes clarify pronunciation, verb use, and dialect variations. |
| Imprint Name: | Garland Publishing Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1990-04-01 |
