A Companion to Old and Middle English LiteratureLaura Lambdin, Robert Thomas Lambdin Old and Middle English literature can be obscure and challenging. So, too, can the vast body of criticism it has elicited. Yet the masters of medieval literature often drew on similar texts, since imitation was admired. For this reason, recent scholarship has often focused on the importance of genre. The genre in which a work was written can illuminate the author's intentions and the text's meaning. Read in light of a genre's parameters, a given work can be considered in relation to other works within the same category. This reference is a comprehensive overview of Old and Middle English literature. |
Contents
Old English and AngloNorman Literature | 1 |
Religious and Allegorical Verse | 26 |
Alliterative Poetry in Old and Middle English 37 | 37 |
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