{"product_id":"a-concise-companion-to-middle-english-literature-9781405120043","title":"A Concise Companion to Middle English Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis concise companion examines contexts that are essential to understanding and interpreting writing in English produced in the period between approximately 1100 and 1500. The essays in the book explore ways in which Middle English literature is 'different' from the literature of other periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This new concise companion engages with the difficulties of periodization but nonetheless asserts that there is a scholarly volue to considering 'Middle English Literature' as a discrete body of texts, written between c.1100 and c.1500. And indeed, this wonderfully erudite and readable volume proves this point.\" (\u003ci\u003eNotes and Queries\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2011) \u003cp\u003e\"All of the essays examine canonical writers and texts but also discuss writers and works that are infrequently taught in traditional undergraduate (or even graduate) survey courses, and this is an encouraging move.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Contributors viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarilyn Corrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Key Contexts 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Signs and Symbols 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Windeatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Religious Belief 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarilyn Corrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Women and Literature 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Sanok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Past 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Galloway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Production of Middle English Literature 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Production and Dissemination 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Gillespie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Author 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Griffiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Writing in Middle English; Writing in England 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Language 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy J. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Translation and Adaptation 166\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Contemporary Events 188\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Barr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Middle English Literature in the Post- Medieval World 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Manuscripts and Modern Editions 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Wakelin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Afterlife of Middle English Literature 232\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Matthews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 253\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407857361239,"sku":"9781405120043","price":84.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405120043.jpg?v=1730500758","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-concise-companion-to-middle-english-literature-9781405120043","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}