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The familiar enemy : Chaucer, language, and nation in the Hundred Years War /

'The Familiar Enemy' examines the linguistic, literary, and cultural identities of England and France during the Hundred Years War. It explores works by Deschamps, Charles d'Orleans, and Gower, as well as Chaucer who, the book argues, must be resituated within the context of the multi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Butterfield, Ardis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Nation and language. Pre-nation and post-nation ; Origins and language ; A common language?
  • Exchanging terms : war and peace. Fighting talk ; Exchanging terms ; Trading languages ; Lingua franca : the international language of love
  • Vernacular subjects. The English subject ; Mother tongues : English and French in fifteenth-century England ; Betrayal and nation.