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Middle English literature a historical sourcebook 1st Edition by Matthew Boyd Goldie ISBN 063123148X 9780631231486

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Authors:Middle English Literature A Historical Sourcebook-Wiley-Blackwell (2003) , Author sort:Sourcebook-Wiley-Blackwell, Middle English Literature A Historical , Published:Published:Dec 2007

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ISBN 10: 063123148X
ISBN 13: 9780631231486
Author: Matthew Boyd Goldie

This collection of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century documents is designed for students of Chaucer and Middle English literature. It makes readily available accounts of key historical events and descriptions of pertinent cultural phenomena.

Brings together in one volume fourteenth- and fifteenth-century historical and cultural texts.
Documents shed light on the themes and styles that appear in Chaucer and other Middle English literature.
Contains twelve important images from the period.
Concise introductions and bibliographies accompany all documents.

Middle English literature a historical sourcebook 1st Edition Table of contents:

Section 1: The Anglo-Norman and Early Middle English Period (1066–1300)
3. The Norman Conquest and Its Impact on English Literature
4. Early English Poetry and Prose: Ormulum and Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
5. The Influence of French and Latin on Early Middle English Literature
6. The Role of Religion and Monasticism in Early Literary Works
7. Early Romance and Chivalric Traditions: King Arthur and the Round Table

Section 2: The Growth of Vernacular Literature (1300–1400)
8. The Rise of the Vernacular: Geoffrey Chaucer and the Development of Middle English
9. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Its Literary Significance
10. The Pearl and the Alliterative Revival
11. Mysticism and Allegory: The Book of Margery Kempe
12. The Influence of French and Italian Literature on English Writers

Section 3: The Late Medieval Period (1400–1500)
13. The Emergence of Religious Drama and Mystery Plays
14. The Rise of the English Moralities and Morality Plays
15. John Gower and Confessio Amantis: A Study of Late Medieval Allegory
16. The Development of the Ballad Tradition
17. The Influence of Lollardy and the Reformation on Literature
18. The Alliterative Morte d’Arthur and the Decline of Courtly Romance

Section 4: Key Themes in Middle English Literature
19. Love and Courtly Tradition in Middle English Literature
20. Religion and Religious Controversy: The Impact of Mysticism and Heresy
21. Social and Political Commentary in the Works of Chaucer and His Contemporaries
22. The Role of Women and Feminine Ideals in Middle English Literature
23. The Nature of Medieval Heroism and Chivalric Code
24. The Influence of Classical Antiquity and the Italian Renaissance on English Writers

Section 5: Texts and Manuscripts
25. The Production and Transmission of Middle English Texts
26. Manuscript Culture: Scribes, Patrons, and the Preservation of Texts
27. The Study and Editing of Middle English Texts in Modern Scholarship

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