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J. A. Burrow - Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500 - 9780199532049 - V9780199532049
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Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500

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Description for Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500 Paperback. A fully updated second edition of J. A. Burrow's hugely successful introduction to medieval English literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSC; DSG; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on medieval studies. Full of information and stimulating ideas, and a pleasure to read, Burrow's book deals with circumstances of composition and reception, the main genres, 'modes of meaning' (allegory etc.), and medieval literature's afterlife in modern times. It shows that the literature of authors such as Chaucer, Gower, and Langland is more readily accessible than usually imagined, and well ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
138g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199532049
SKU
V9780199532049
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Reviews for Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500
This book is the most effective introduction to Middle English literature that I know. It is everywhere alert to the ways that modern literary sensibilities need to be adjusted in order to appreciate the medieval norm, and Burrow combines astonishing learning with a pedagogical shrewdness that always picks out just the telling passage or focusing cultural fact. This second edition ... Read more

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