Medieval writers and their work Middle English literature and its background 1100-1500

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 - Professo...

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Autor principal: Burrow, J.A.
Outros Autores: J.A. Burrow
Idioma:Undetermined
English
Publicado em: Oxford [Oxfordshire],New York Oxford University Press 1982
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Resumo: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
Descrição Física:148 p.
19 cm
ISBN:0192891227
9780192891228