Derek Pearsall

Old English and Middle English Poetry (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1977, Old English and Middle English Poetry examines the conditions out of which English poetry grew and argues that the functions that it was assigned are historically integral to an informed understanding of the nature of poetry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429578144
• Artikelnr.: 57073620

Autorenporträt

Derek Pearsall

Inhaltsangabe

General Editor's Preface Introduction Abbreviations 1. Beowulf and the
Anglo-Saxon Poetic Tradition 2. Anglo-Saxon Religious Poems 3. Late Old
English Poetry and the Transition 4. Poetry in the Early Middle English
Period 5. Some Fourteenth-Century Books and Writers 6. Alliterative Poetry
7. Court Poetry 8. The Close of the Middle Ages 9. Conclusion Appendix 1:
Technical Terms, Mainly Metrical Appendix 2: Chronological Table Notes
Index