A Book of Middle English - Brossura

Burrow, J. A.; Turville-Petre, Thorlac

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ISBN 10: 0631167269 ISBN 13: 9780631167266

Casa editrice: Blackwell Publishers, 1991

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This book is an introduction to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400. The first part describes the language of the time to enable the reader to achieve a proper understanding of the literature introduced in the second part. The authors describe the language as it was used in different parts of the country, giving guidance on pronunciation, metre and vocabulary, and showing how the language evolved in the period. The also explain how a manuscript text is edited. The following texts are presented: "The Peterborough Chronicle"; "Sir Orfeo"; "Patience"; "St Erkenwald"; John Trevisa's "Dialogue Between a Lord and Clerk"; and the York play of the crucifixion. There are, additionally, extracts from "Piers Plowman", "The Cloud of Unknowing", "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and John Gower's "Confessio Amantis". Each text is accompanied by notes.

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Recensione:

"This is guide to Middle English we have been waiting for. A Book of Middle English offers a judicious selection and skilful arrangement of the necessary facts about the language, followed by well–edited selections of the major texts. The glossary, like the notes, is a user–friendly aid prepared with the students needs in mind. The teacher who prescribes this textbook is well on the way toward a successful Middle English course." Professor Fred C. Robinson

L'autore:

John A. Burrow is Winterstoke Professor of English at the University of Bristol. He has written extensively on medieval literature and recent works include Medieval Writers and their Work (1982), Essays on Medieval Literature (1984) and The Ages of Man (1986).

Thorlac Turville–Petre is Reader in Early English Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is currently working on a book on nationalism and language in early fourteenth–century English writings.

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