Brief History of English and American Literature - Brossura

Beers, Henry A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1544605684 ISBN 13: 9781544605685

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Riassunto

The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature. The old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections. For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from parliament, school, and university. During all this time there were two languages spoken in England. Norman French was the birth-tongue of the upper classes and English of the lower.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1544605684
• ISBN 13: 9781544605685
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 458