Early Middle English Literature

Description

Originally published in 1939, Early Middle English Literature is a comprehensive overview of various aspects of early Middle English literature. The book examines authorship and provenance and the effect this had upon the literature of the period. This text examines literature from the period of 1066 to 1300 and addresses the transition between Old and Middle English and looks at the effect the transition of language during this period from Anglo-French to English, had on the literature of the time. Preface Contents Addenda To Bibliographical References I The Effects Of The Conquest II . THE ANGLO-LATIN BACKGROUND III . THE ANGLO-FRENCH BACKGROUND IV. LEGAL AND HISTORICAL SURVIVALS V. THE CONTINUITY OF THE HOMILETIC TRADITION VI. THE ANCREN RIWLE AND ITS INFLUENCE VII . THE OWL AND THE NIGHTINGALE VIII . RELIGIOUS AND DIDACTIC LITERATURE IX . ROMANCE X. TALES AND FABLES XI . LYRIC POETRY XII . THE BEGINNINGS OF THE DRAMA XIII . CONCLUSION Index