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A Companion to Old and Middle English Literature by Robert Thomas Lambdin (2002, Hardcover)

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Language: English. Publication Date: 2002-06-30. Weight: 1.64 lbs. ISBN10: 0313310548. Publisher: Greenwood.

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Old and Middle English literature can be obscure and challenging. So, too, can the vast body of criticism it has elicited. Yet the masters of medieval literature often drew on similar texts, since imitation was admired. For this reason, recent scholarship has often focused on the importance of genre. The genre in which a work was written can illuminate the author's intentions and the text's meaning. Read in light of a genre's parameters, a given work can be considered in relation to other works within the same category. This reference is a comprehensive overview of Old and Middle English literature. Chapters focus on particular genres, such as Allegorical Verse, Balladry, Beast Fable, Chronicle, Debate Poetry, Epic and Heroic, Lyric, Middle English Parody/Burlesque, Religious and Allegorical Verse, and Romance. Expert contributors define the primary characteristics of each genre and discuss relevant literary works. Chapters provide extensive reviews of scholarship and close with detailed bibliographies. A more thorough bibliography of major scholarly studies closes the book.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
0313310548
ISBN-13
9780313310546
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2224780

Product Key Features

Author
Robert Thomas Lambdin
Language
English
Topic
Medieval, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
28.4 Oz

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Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Pr166
Reviews
"This is a knowledgeable and lively companion for students encountering Anglo-Saxon or Middle English literature for the first time in a survey course or even for specialists in a particular medieval area who wish to pursue other genres....Students of medieval literature will want to own and reread this volume; all academic libraries serving upper-division undergraduates and above should purchase it." Choice, "This work fills a gap in existing literature by providing a resource that categorizes primary texts in old and middle English literature into sepcific genres....Recommended for academic libraries." Reference & User Services Quarterly, "This is a knowledgeable and lively companion for students encountering Anglo-Saxon or Middle English literature for the first time in a survey course or even for specialists in a particular medieval area who wish to pursue other genres....Students of medieval literature will want to own and reread this volume; all academic libraries serving upper-division undergraduates and above should purchase it."- Choice, "This work fills a gap in existing literature by providing a resource that categorizes primary texts in old and middle English literature into sepcific genres....Recommended for academic libraries."- Reference & User Services Quarterly
Publication Name
Companion to Old and Middle English Literature
Table of Content
Introduction Old English and Anglo-Norman Literature Religious and Allegorical Verse Alliterative Poetry in Old and Middle English Balladry The Beast Fable Breton Lai Chronicle Debate Poetry Medieval English Drama Dream Vision Epic and Heroic The Epic Genre and Medieval Epics The Fabliau Hagiographic, Homiletic, and Didactic Literature Lyric The Middle English Parody/Burlesque Riddles Romance Visions of the Afterlife Selected Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2002
Format
Hardcover
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
2001-057726
Dewey Decimal
829/.09
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
448 Pages

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