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Very Short Introductions

Medieval Literature: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

Treharne, Elaine (Professor of English, Stanford University)

Medieval Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Medieval Literature: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions: Medieval Literature: A Very Short Introduction

 

Looking at literature from Medieval Britain and Ireland, including Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman poetry, prose and drama, this Very Short Introduction covers the earliest beginnings of print culture, and considers major themes of these works, such as sin and salvation, kingship and authority, myth and the monstrous.


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Beschrijving Very Short Introductions: Medieval Literature: A Very Short Introduction

This Very Short Introduction provides a compelling account of the emergence of the earliest literature in Britain and Ireland, including English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman. Introducing the reader to some of the greatest poetry, prose and drama ever written, Elaine Treharne discusses the historical and intellectual background to these works, and considers the physical production of the manuscripts and the earliest beginnings of print culture. Covering both well-known texts, such as Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales and the Mabinogion, as well as texts that are much less familiar, such as sermons, saints' lives, lyrics and histories, Treharne discusses major themes such as sin and salvation, kingship and authority, myth and the monstrous, and provides a full, but brief, account of one of the major periods in literary history.

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ISBN
9780199668496
Pagina's
160
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Serie
Very Short Introductions
NUR
320
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford

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