French Lessons in Late-Medieval England
The "Liber Donati" and "Commune Parlance"
Published on 31. March 2023
196 pages
978-1-80270-102-9 (ISBN)
Description
French Lessons in Late-Medieval England presents two fifteenth-century manuals designed to support facility in French among the English, the Liber donati and Commune parlance. These texts treat the grammar, lexis, and orthography of French as well as compiling a selection of entertaining dialogues that model the language in action. Together, they paint a vivid picture of the kinds of French that English learners might desire to wield and of the high levels of fluency that they could achieve. Critten's comprehensive introduction discusses his materials' relevance both for histories of language education and for recent reassessments of the longevity of French in medieval England. His pairing of first-time modern-English translations with facing-page original text makes these fascinating works newly available for a twenty-first-century audience.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
York
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-1-80270-102-9 (9781802701029)
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French Lessons in Late-Medieval England
The "Liber Donati" and "Commune Parlance"
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03/2023
Arc Humanities Press
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Contributor: Rory G. Critten Rory G. Critten teaches medieval literature in the English Department at the University of Lausanne. His recent publications treat French teaching in medieval England, medieval English multilingualism, and the cultural history of the medieval home.
Content
Series Editors' Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations
Introduction, incl. Further Reading, and Using this Volume Liber donati Commune parlance Commentary and Notes Textual Notes Bibliography
Introduction, incl. Further Reading, and Using this Volume Liber donati Commune parlance Commentary and Notes Textual Notes Bibliography
