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A Companion to Medieval Poetry by Corinne Saunders

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A Companion to Medieval Poetry by Corinne Saunders

A Companion to Medieval Poetry by Corinne Saunders
English | Apr 12, 2010 | ISBN: 1405159634 | 703 Pages | PDF | 2 MB

A Companion to Medieval Poetry presents a series of original essays from leading literary scholars that explore English poetry from the Anglo-Saxon period up to the 15 th century. Organised into three parts to echo the chronological and stylistic divisions between the Anglo-Saxon, Middle English and Post-Chaucerian periods, each section is introduced with contextual essays, providing a valuable introduction to the society and culture of the time Combines a general discussion of genres of medieval poetry, with specific consideration of texts and authors, including Beowulf , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Chaucer, Gower and Langland Features original essays by eminent scholars, including Andy Orchard, Carl Schmidt, Douglas Gray, and Barry Windeatt, who present a range of theoretical, historical, and cultural approaches to reading medieval poetry, as well as offering close analysis of individual texts and traditions