{"product_id":"9781405159630","title":"A Companion to Medieval Poetry","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Medieval Poetry\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCorinne Saunders\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMEDIEVAL POETRY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a series of original essays from leading literary scholars, this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e offers a chronological sweep of medieval poetry from Old English to the great genres of romance, narrative, and alliterative poetry of the 15th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning in the Anglo-Saxon period, the volume explores the Old English language and its alliterative tradition, before moving on to examine the genres of heroic, devotional, wisdom and epic poetry, culminating in a discussion of arguably the founding text of the English literary canon, the great epic \u003ci\u003eBeowulf.\u003c\/i\u003e In part two, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003emoves on to discuss the linguistic and social changes brought about as a result of the Norman Conquest, exploring how this influenced the development of literary genres. Essays probe the shifts and continuities in genres such as lyric, chronicle and dream vision, and the emergence of new genres such as popular and courtly romance, and drama. A particular focus is the continuation of the alliterative tradition from the Anglo-Saxon period to the fifteenth century. A series of chapters on major authors, including Chaucer, Gower, and Langland, provide fresh approaches to reading and studying key texts, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinally, the collection examines cultural change at the close of the medieval period and the variety of literature produced in the ‘long fifteenth century’, including writing by and for women, Scots poetry, clerical and courtly works, and secular and sacred drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorinne Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of English Studies and Director of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Durham. A specialist in medieval literature and the history of ideas, her recent publications include \u003ci\u003eRape and Ravishment in the Literature of Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Romance\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004), \u003ci\u003eMadness and Creativity in Literature and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Jane Macnaughton, 2005), \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with David Fuller, 2005), \u003ci\u003eA Concise Companion to Chaucer\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2006),\u003ci\u003e The Body and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Ulrika Maude and Jane Macnaughton, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eMagic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). She is the English editor of the international journal of Medieval Studies, \u003ci\u003eMedium Ævum.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 April 2010\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\u003e9781405159630\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\u003e704\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315322155148,"sku":"9781405159630","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405159630_4333bbf1-4b77-428c-be5a-9f44286aa0ed.jpg?v=1780175263","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405159630","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}