{"product_id":"9781405120043","title":"A Concise Companion to Middle English Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eConcise Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Concise Companion to Middle English Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMarilyn Corrie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis concise companion examines contexts that are essential to understanding and interpreting writing in English produced in the period between approximately 1100 and 1500. The essays in the book explore ways in which Middle English literature is 'different' from the literature of other periods. The book includes discussion of such issues as the religious and historical background to Middle English literature, the circumstances and milieux in which it was produced, its linguistic features, and the manuscripts in which it has been preserved. Amongst the great range of writers and writings discussed, the book considers the works of the most widely read Middle English author, Chaucer, against the background of the period that he both typifies and subverts.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible resource that examines contexts essential to understanding and interpreting writing of the Middle English period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters explore the distinctiveness of Middle English literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together discussion and analysis by an international team of Middle English specialists, incorporating fresh material and new insights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes analysis of Chaucer's writings, and considers them in relation to the work of his Middle English predecessors, contemporaries and successors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates discussion of issues steering the perception of Middle English literature in the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Corrie\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in English at University College London. She specializes in Middle English literature, and has published essays on writing and manuscripts of the early Middle English period, Sir Thomas Malory's \u003ci\u003eMorte Darthur\u003c\/i\u003e, and the history of the English language in the medieval period. She is the author of a forthcoming book about Malory's \u003ci\u003eMorte Darthur\u003c\/i\u003e and religion in the late Middle Ages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 June 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405120043\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311357620364,"sku":"9781405120043","price":117.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405120043.jpg?v=1780139904","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405120043","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}