This Companion spans four full centuries to survey this most formative and turbulent era in the history of literature in English. Exploring the period's key authors and genres, the book offers an overview of the riches of medieval writing, with a chronology and guide to further reading.
This Companion spans four full centuries to survey this most formative and turbulent era in the history of literature in English. Exploring the period's key authors and genres, the book offers an overview of the riches of medieval writing, with a chronology and guide to further reading.
Scanlon, Larry Larry Scanlon is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
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Chronology; Introduction Larry Scanlon; Part I. Contexts, Genres, and Traditions: 1. Re-inventing English: Middle English language and its literature Wendy Scase; 2. Textual production and textual communities Richard Firth Green; 3. Religious writing: hagiography, pastoralia, devotional and contemplative works Richard Newhauser; 4. Romance Christine Chism; 5. Dialogue, debate, and dream vision Steven F. Kruger; 6. Drama Sarah Beckwith; 7. Lyric Ardis Butterfield; 8. Lollard writings Rita Copeland; Part II. Authors: 9. William Langland Ralph Hanna; 10. The Gawain-Poet Sarah Stanbury; 11. John Gower Diane Watt; 12. Geoffrey Chaucer Larry Scanlon; 13. Julian of Norwich Lynn Staley; 14. Thomas Hoccleve Ethan Knapp; 15. John Lydgate James Simpson; 16. Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug; 17. Sir Thomas Malory David Wallace; 18. Robert Henryson Sally Mapstone; Guide to further reading.
Chronology Introduction Larry Scanlon Part I. Contexts, Genres, and Traditions: 1. Re-inventing English: Middle English language and its literature Wendy Scase 2. Textual production and textual communities Richard Firth Green 3. Religious writing: hagiography, pastoralia, devotional and contemplative works Richard Newhauser 4. Romance Christine Chism 5. Dialogue, debate, and dream vision Steven F. Kruger 6. Drama Sarah Beckwith 7. Lyric Ardis Butterfield 8. Lollard writings Rita Copeland Part II. Authors: 9. William Langland Ralph Hanna 10. The Gawain-Poet Sarah Stanbury 11. John Gower Diane Watt 12. Geoffrey Chaucer Larry Scanlon 13. Julian of Norwich Lynn Staley 14. Thomas Hoccleve Ethan Knapp 15. John Lydgate James Simpson 16. Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug 17. Sir Thomas Malory David Wallace 18. Robert Henryson Sally Mapstone Guide to further reading.
Chronology; Introduction Larry Scanlon; Part I. Contexts, Genres, and Traditions: 1. Re-inventing English: Middle English language and its literature Wendy Scase; 2. Textual production and textual communities Richard Firth Green; 3. Religious writing: hagiography, pastoralia, devotional and contemplative works Richard Newhauser; 4. Romance Christine Chism; 5. Dialogue, debate, and dream vision Steven F. Kruger; 6. Drama Sarah Beckwith; 7. Lyric Ardis Butterfield; 8. Lollard writings Rita Copeland; Part II. Authors: 9. William Langland Ralph Hanna; 10. The Gawain-Poet Sarah Stanbury; 11. John Gower Diane Watt; 12. Geoffrey Chaucer Larry Scanlon; 13. Julian of Norwich Lynn Staley; 14. Thomas Hoccleve Ethan Knapp; 15. John Lydgate James Simpson; 16. Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug; 17. Sir Thomas Malory David Wallace; 18. Robert Henryson Sally Mapstone; Guide to further reading.
Chronology Introduction Larry Scanlon Part I. Contexts, Genres, and Traditions: 1. Re-inventing English: Middle English language and its literature Wendy Scase 2. Textual production and textual communities Richard Firth Green 3. Religious writing: hagiography, pastoralia, devotional and contemplative works Richard Newhauser 4. Romance Christine Chism 5. Dialogue, debate, and dream vision Steven F. Kruger 6. Drama Sarah Beckwith 7. Lyric Ardis Butterfield 8. Lollard writings Rita Copeland Part II. Authors: 9. William Langland Ralph Hanna 10. The Gawain-Poet Sarah Stanbury 11. John Gower Diane Watt 12. Geoffrey Chaucer Larry Scanlon 13. Julian of Norwich Lynn Staley 14. Thomas Hoccleve Ethan Knapp 15. John Lydgate James Simpson 16. Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug 17. Sir Thomas Malory David Wallace 18. Robert Henryson Sally Mapstone Guide to further reading.
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'Scanlon's Companion brings together an impressive cast of contributors and provides its reader with an authoritative and accessible guide to the study of Middle English literature today.' De Gruyter
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