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The French of medieval England : essays in honour of Jocelyn Wogan-Browne /
Recent research has emphasised the importance of insular French in medieval English culture alongside English and Latin; for a period of some four hundred years, French (variously labelled the French of England, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-French, and Insular French) rivalled these two languages. The essays...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk :
D.S. Brewer is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Recent research has emphasised the importance of insular French in medieval English culture alongside English and Latin; for a period of some four hundred years, French (variously labelled the French of England, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-French, and Insular French) rivalled these two languages. The essays here focus on linguistic adaptation and translation in this new multilingual England, where John Gower wrote in Latin while his contemporary Chaucer could break new ground in English. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 340 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781787440135 1787440133 |
| Acceso: | EBook access restricted to authorised ANU users only. |