A companion to Old and Middle English literature /

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Defines, classifies, and critically studies Old and Middle English literature according to genres. Old and Middle English literature can be obscure and challenging and has elicited a large body of criticism. Readers confronting medieval literature soon note that writers of the era were masters of li...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lambdin, Laura C., Lambdin, Robert T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Subjects:
450 - 1500
English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Littérature anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique > Guides, manuels, etc.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique > Guides, manuels, etc.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Middle English
English literature > Old English
Oudengels.
Middelengels.
Letterkunde.
handbooks.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Handbooks and manuals
Handboeken (vorm)
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Old English and Anglo-Norman literature / Robert Thomas Lambdin, Laura Cooner Lambdin
  • Religious and allegorical verse / Gwendolyn Morgan
  • Alliterative poetry in old and middle English / Scott Lightsey
  • Balladry / Gwendolyn Morgan
  • The beast fable / Brian Gastle
  • Breton Lay / Shearle Furnish
  • Chronicle / Emma B. Hawkins
  • Debate poetry / Robert Thomas Lambdin, Laura Cooner Lambdin
  • Medieval English drama / Daniel Kline
  • Dream vision / Kevin Marti
  • Epic and heroic poetry / John Michael Crafton
  • The epic genre and medieval epics / Richard McDonald
  • The fabliau / Marie Nelson, Richard Thomson
  • Hagiographic, homiletic, and didactic literature / John H. Brinegar
  • Lyric poetry / Sigrid King
  • The Middle English parody/burlesque / Keith P. Taylor
  • Riddles / Michelle Igarashi
  • Romance / Carolyn Craft
  • Visions of the afterlife / Ed Eleazar.

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