Vernacular Literary Theory from the French of Medieval England: Texts and Translations, C.1120-C.1450

by Jocelyn Wogan-Browne

Book Overview

The use of French ("Anglo-Norman") in medieval England, and its intricate relationship with the use of English and Latin, is increasingly a focus of scholarly interest and activity, with the idea that there was multilingualism in all three tongues now generally accepted as a model. However, the study of this multilingualism has been hampered by a lack of language skills, and a reader from which to teach them. This is the gap the book proposed here...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184384429X
• ISBN13: 9781843844297
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 610 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"