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A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350 - c.1500

Peter Brown (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-9552-2
Paperback
688 pages
October 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture.
  • Encourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries.
  • Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature.
  • Stresses the importance of constructing contexts for reading literature.
  • Explores the extent to which medieval literature is in dialogue with other cultural products, including the literature of other countries, manuscripts and religion.
  • Includes close readings of frequently-studied texts, including texts by Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain poet, and Hoccleve.
  • Confronts some of the controversies that exercise students of medieval literature, such as those connected with literary theory, love, and chivalry and war.
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