Key Concepts in Medieval Literature

ISBN-13: 9781403997234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 352 str.

Elizabeth Solopova; Stuart D. Lee

Opis

"Key Concepts in Medieval Literature" introduces students to the major authors, themes and genres of the English Middle Ages. These are discussed in concise focused essays, accompanied by summaries and recommendations for further reading. The emphasis is on key historical and literary-critical concepts and ideas essential for the study of Old and Middle English literature. The book highlights continuity in the development of Medieval Literature and the need to see texts in context, both historically and linguistically.

Spis treści

Abbreviations.- Short Introduction to the Medieval Period.- PART 1: INTRODUCTORY KEY CONCEPTS.- PART 2: OLD ENGLISH.- PART 3: MIDDLE ENGLISH.- PART 4: APPROACHES THEORY AND PRACTICE.- Chronological Overview.- Index.

O autorze

ELIZABETH SOLOPOVA works in the Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK, and teaches Medieval English Literature and the history of English Language at the Departments of Continuing Education in Oxford and Cambridge. She publishes on Old and Middle English literature, Medieval manuscripts and historical linguistics.

STUART LEE teaches Old English at the University of Oxford, UK, and has also taught at London University and for Oxford and Cambridge's Continuing Education Department. He publishes in Old English literature, as well as World War One Poetry and e-Learning.