Medieval Writers and Their Work: Middle English Literature and Its Background 1100-1500
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J. A. Burrow shows that the literature of authors such as Chaucer, Gower, and Langland is more readily accessible than usually imagined, and well worth reading too. By placing medieval writers in their historical context - the four centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance - Professor Burrow explains not only how they wrote, but why. This book provides a valuable introduction to the problems which a modern reader encounters when approaching...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0192891227
ISBN13:9780192891228
Release Date:December 1982
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.8" x 5.1"
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