Medieval Literature 1300-1500

by Pamela M. King

Book Overview

Medieval literature can be daunting. This critical guide is designed to help readers to relax in the company of diverting and entertaining voices from that 'other country' that is the past. Medieval Literature 1300-1500 offers close readings of Middle English texts placed within the culture with which they interact. Famous works, like The Canterbury Tales, are discussed alongside lesser-known poems, prose, and plays, in five thematically-organised...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748634606
• ISBN13: 9780748634606
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"