Middle English Literature: A Critical Study of the Romances, the Religious Lyrics, and Piers Plowman

Middle English Literature: A Critical Study of the Romances, the Religious Lyrics, and Piers Plowman - Routledge Library Editions. The Medieval World

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Publisher's Synopsis

Originally published in 1951 Middle English Literature applies methods of literary evaluation to certain Middle English works. Arguing that previous literary criticism has largely focused on the commentary of their historical, social, philological and religious content, the book suggests that it has led to a thinking that Middle English literature is without artistic value and therefore cannot be compared effectively with later works of the fourteenth and fifteenth century. While traditional analysis has been beneficial to scientific and historical findings, this text seeks to look deeper into the artistic merits of the works and the authors that wrote them, arguing that the authors of these Middle English texts, wrote with the same motivations and experiences of these later authors which in turn informed the artistic basis of these Middle English works. The book looks at Middle English texts through three main areas: the Metrical Romances, the Religious Lyrics and Piers Plowman.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780367187293
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 820.9001
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 268
Weight: 453g
Height: 186mm
Width: 123mm
Spine width: 15mm