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A Book of Middle English J. A. Burrow

A Book of Middle English par J. A. Burrow

A Book of Middle English J. A. Burrow

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Résumé

This revised edition takes account of suggestions and comments from reviewers and from those who have used the book all over the world. The new texts are all by Chaucer: "The Parliament of Fools", "The Reeve's Tale" and "The Prioress's Tale", all of which are printed complete.

A Book of Middle English Résumé

A Book of Middle English J. A. Burrow

This revised edition takes account of suggestions and comments from reviewers and from those who have used the first edition all over the world. The main features of the second edition are the inclusion of etymologies in the glossary and the edition of three complete texts by Chaucer: The Parliament of Fowls, The Reeve's Tale and The Prioress's Tale. Part One has been revised to cover English at the time of Chaucer, and suggestions for further reading have been updated throughout the book.

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From reviews of the first edition

'This impressive new textbook is in every respect a model of careful planning and thoughtful execution. It offers the student both introduction to the study of Middle English language (presuming no background in Old English) and a well-chosen selection of texts that provides and excellent cross-section of the wide variety of literary types produced during the Middle English period.' - "Speculum"

'Readable and sympathetic to students (it never loses sight of Modern English) it will be appreciated by teachers as a precious tool for seminar work.' - "Medium AEvum"

'The evidence of careful thought is everywhere.... So well-composed a book of Middle English deserves to succeed.' -"YES"


From reviews of the first edition

'This impressive new textbook is in every respect a model of careful planning and thoughtful execution. It offers the student both introduction to the study of Middle English language (presuming no background in Old English) and a well-chosen selection of texts that provides and excellent cross-section of the wide variety of literary types produced during the Middle English period.' - "Speculum"

'Readable and sympathetic to students (it never loses sight of Modern English) it will be appreciated by teachers as a precious tool for seminar work.' - "Medium AEvum"

'The evidence of careful thought is everywhere.... So well-composed a book of Middle English deserves to succeed.' -"YES"

From reviews of the first edition

'This impressive new textbook is in every respect a model of careful planning and thoughtful execution. It offers the student both introduction to the study of Middle English language (presuming no background in Old English) and a well-chosen selection of texts that provides and excellent cross-section of the wide variety of literary types produced during the Middle English period.' - Speculum

'Readable and sympathetic to students (it never loses sight of Modern English) it will be appreciated by teachers as a precious tool for seminar work.' - Medium AEvum

'The evidence of careful thought is everywhere.... So well-composed a book of Middle English deserves to succeed.' -YES

À propos de J. A. Burrow

J. A. Burrow is Winterstoke Professor of English at the University of Bristol. Thorlac Turville-Petre is Professor of Medievial English Studies at the University of Nottingham.

Sommaire

List of Illustrations. Preface to the Second Edition. Abbreviations. Part I: 1. Introducing Middle English. 2. Pronouncing Middle English. 3. Vocabulary. 4. Inflexions. 5. Syntax. 6. Metre. 7. From Manuscript to Printed Text. 8. Select Bibliography. Part II: Note on Treatment of Texts: 1. The Peterborough Chronicle. 2. The Owl and the Nightingale. 3. Layamon's Brut. 4. Ancrene Wisse. 5. Sir Orfeo. 6. The Cloud of Unknowing. 7. William Langland: Piers Plowman. 8. Patience. 9. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. 10. St Erkenwald. 11. John Trevisa: Dialogue between a Lord and a Clerk. 12. John Gower: Confession Amantis. 13. Lyrics. 14. The York Play of the Crucifixion. 15. Geoffrey Chaucer: The Parliament of Fowls. 16. Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales. 17. Textual Notes. 18. Glossary. 19. Index.

Informations supplémentaires

GOR001838560
9780631193531
0631193537
A Book of Middle English J. A. Burrow
J. A. Burrow
Occasion - Très bon état
Broché
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
1995-12-20
392
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