Anna Baldwin

An Introduction to Medieval English Literature (eBook, ePUB)

1300-1485

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a comprehensive guide to a literary period characterized by great variety and imagination, and vividly alert to the social transformations overtaking society. Spanning almost two centuries, it introduces the reader to a diverse range of authors writing for a fast-developing readership of both men and women.

Each chapter focuses on a group of genres primarily associated with a particular social class - from the Drama and Saints' Lives accessible to the illiterate, to the sophisticated Romances of Love savoured by the aristocracy and the Court. Lively historical narratives place each group of texts in their social, political and cultural contexts. Significant or typical texts are given more detailed analysis that includes critical issues and questions to guide the reader's own approach, and each section is supported by a detailed bibliography of further reading.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350310056
• Artikelnr.: 62731981

Autorenporträt

ANNA BALDWIN is a teacher of English at Hills Rd Sixth Form College, Cambridge, UK.