Medieval Writers and Their Work: Middle English Literature and Its Background 1100-1500 - Softcover

Burrow, J. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192891227 ISBN 13: 9780192891228

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1982

Synopsis

The single best general introduction to the texts and contexts of Middle English. It is informative, well written, and very sensible. Every advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate student in the field should read it. - James H. Morey, Texas Tech University.

About this title

About the Author:

J. A. Burrow is Winterstoke Professor of English at Bristol University and author of A Reading of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' (1965); Ricardian Poetry (1971); English Verse 1300-1500 (1977); The Ages of Man (1986); Langland's Fictions (1993) and Thomas Hoccleve (1994).

Review:

"This brief but elucidating introduction makes an excellent companion to the primary Middle English texts."--Catherine S. Cox, University of Pittsburgh

"The single best general introduction to the texts and contexts of Middle English. It is informative, well written, and very sensible. Every advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate student in the field should read it."--James H. Morey, Texas Tech University

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0192891227
• ISBN 13: 9780192891228
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 158