Medieval Writers and Their Work
Middle English Literature 1100-1500
J. A. Burrow(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published in May 1982
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-19-289122-8 (ISBN)
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Description
J. A. Burrow shows that the literature of authors such as Chaucer, Gower, and Langland is more readily accessible than usually imagined, and well worth reading too. By placing medieval writers in their historical context - the four centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance - Professor Burrow explains not only how they wrote, but why. This book provides a valuable introduction to the problems which a modern reader encounters when approaching Middle English writings for the first time.
Reviews / Votes
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 adds a great deal of new and equally important material to a work that had already become a classic in its own right. Christopher Cannon, Girton College, Cambridge an excellent book for drawing attention to and clarifying the special difficulties of Middle English literature TLSMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-289122-8 (9780192891228)
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