The Idea of the Vernacular: An Anthology of Middle English Literary Theory, 1280-1520

by Ruth Evans and Ian R. Johnson

This pioneering anthology of Middle English prologues and other excerpts from texts written between 1280 and 1520 is one of the largest collections of vernacular literary theory from the Middle Ages yet published and the first to focus attention on English literary theory before the sixteenth century. It edits, introduces, and glosses some sixty excerpts, all of which reflect on the problems and opportunities associated with writing in the "mother...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271017589
• ISBN13: 9780271017587
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"