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Lordship and Literature: John Gower and the Politics of the Great Household [Hardback]
Elliot Kendall (Author)
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ISBN: 9780199542642
Published by : Oxford University Press
The great households of the nobility remained basic units of economic and political power in the late fourteenth century; the Royal household was also still to a large extent synonymous with the state. Social status was grounded firmly in the i... .... Learn More -
Julian of Norwich [Hardback]
Elisabeth M. Dutton (Author)
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ISBN: 9781843841814
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Compilation and miscellany manuscripts were widely owned in the late middle ages, by both the laity and the clergy. Here, their possible influence on Julian of Norwich's "Revelations" is explored. This book argues that formal features of compilati... .... Learn More -
A Blessed Shore: England and Bohemia from Chaucer to Shakespeare [Hardback]
Alfred Thomas (Author)
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ISBN: 9780801445682
Published by : Cornell University Press
This fascinating study looks at relations between England and Bohemia in the Late Middle Ages, both in an empirical sense and going beyond this to the formation of Bohemia as an idea. The starting point of the study is the marriage of Richard I... .... Learn More -
Global Perspectives on Medieval English Literature, Language, and Culture [Hardback]
Noel Harold Kaylor (Editor); Richard Scott Noakes (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781580441209
Published by : Medieval Institute Publications
The twelve essays in this volume proceed from a modern fantasy-epic back in time to oral epics that have been transmitted through the technology of manuscripts, and central in the collection are two articles that address Chaucer's Middle English c... .... Learn More -
On John Gower: Essays at the Millennium [Paperback]
R.F. Yeager (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781580440998
Published by : Medieval Institute Publications
It would not be an exaggeration to observe that in the last two decades Gower studies have developed in response to a widening appreciation of his poetry. On John Gower: Essays at the Millennium represents the third volume of essays originating fr... .... Learn More -
Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales [Paperback]
Gail Ashton (Author)
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ISBN: 9780826489364
Published by : Continuum International Pub.
A concise guide to the Canterbury Tales, aimed primarily at students. As well as providing background to Chaucer’s life , historical and literary context, Gail Ashton explores the various critical approaches which have been taken to the Tales, dis... .... Learn More -
Late Medieval Interlude [Hardback]
Fiona S. Dunlop (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9781903153215
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
The commercial theatre of the late sixteenth century is often credited with introducing its audiences to new modes of thought about the self, society and the nation, making them conscious that the self is performed, as an actor performs a role.... .... Learn More -
Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales: A Casebook [Paperback]
Lee Patterson (Author)
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ISBN: 9780195175745
Published by : Oxford University Press
The ten essays selected for this book illuminate the central themes of the most frequently taught Canterbury Tales . These texts are appropriate for undergraduates and general readers and were edited carefully to ensure that references and allusio... .... Learn More -
Four Middle English Romances:: Sir Isumbras, Octavian, Sir Eglamour of Artois, Sir Tryamour [Paperback]
Harriet Hudson (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781580441117
Published by : Medieval Institute Publications
“Sir Isumbras,” “Octavian,” “Sir Eglamour of Artois,” and “Sir Tryamour” are important works in a major literary development of the fourteenth century: the flourishing of Middle English popular romance. These four narratives were among the most po... .... Learn More -
The Dicts and Sayings of the Philosophers [Paperback]
John William Sutton (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781580441056
Published by : Medieval Institute Publications
At the forefront of the medieval wisdom tradition was The Dicts and Sayings of the Philosophers, a long prose text that purports to be a compendium of lore collected from biblical, classical, and legendary philosophers and sages. Dicts and Sayings... .... Learn More
