A Book of Middle English

Burrow, J. A.; Turville-Petre, Thorlac

This essential Middle English textbook, now in its third edition, introduces students to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400.

• New, thoroughly revised edition of this essential Middle English textbook.
• Introduces the language of the time, giving guidance on pronunciation, spelling, grammar, metre, vocabulary and regional dialects.
• Now includes extracts from 'Pearl' and Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'.
• Bibliographic references have been updated throughout.
• Each text is accompanied by detailed notes.

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2004-11-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781405117081

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Dimensions: 236.2cm x153.7cm

Pages: 436.0