{"product_id":"9781405195522","title":"A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350 - c.1500","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350 - c.1500\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Brown\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350-c.1500\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries.  \u003cp\u003eA ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStresses the importance of constructing contexts for reading literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the extent to which medieval literature is in dialogue with other cultural products, including the literature of other countries, manuscripts and religion.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes close readings of frequently-studied texts, including texts by Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain poet, and Hoccleve.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfronts some of the controversies that exercise students of medieval literature, such as those connected with literary theory, love, and chivalry and war.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Medieval English Literature at the University of Kent. His book publications include \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Chaucer\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2000), \u003ci\u003eReading Dreams: The Interpretation of Dreams from Chaucer to Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eChaucer at Work: The Making of the Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and, with Andrew Butcher, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Saturn: Literature and History in the Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e (1991).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 November 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\u003e9781405195522\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e688\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378773913740,"sku":"9781405195522","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405195522.jpg?v=1780280844","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405195522","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}