[PDF] Key Concepts In Medieval Literature eBook

Author : Elizabeth Solopova
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 2007-07-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 1403997233

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Key Concepts in Medieval Literature provides the reader with an insightful introduction to the major authors, themes and critical perspectives in Old and Middle English literature. Together with looking at significant authors and works in the period, the book emphasises the key historical and literary concepts that inform the evolution of literature through the age. Short contextual essays offering an overview of relevant historical and philosophical themes accompany the literary discussion. Clearly presented, the book merges essential analytical and technical skills with contemporary literary discussions, allowing the reader to become aware of the breadth and depth of such a large and diverse genre. Features include: An accessible overview of the texts, contexts and criticisms of the medieval era, Four fully cross-referenced sections to enable readers to establish connections between the works, the period and current critical thinking, Further reading and website suggestions that provide additional resources for study. This book is an essential companion for anyone wishing to further their understanding of the complex but fascinating age of Old and Middle English literature. Book jacket.

Author : Elizabeth Solopova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2007-07-20
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1137083468

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Key Concepts in Medieval Literature introduces students to the major authors, themes and genres of the English Middle Ages. These are discussed in concise focused essays, accompanied by summaries and recommendations for further reading, highlighting the need to see texts in context, both historically and linguistically.

Author : Stuart Lee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 12,23 MB
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1137454709

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A comprehensive introduction to the medieval languages and texts that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth. Using key episodes in The Silmarillion , The Hobbit , and The Lord of the Rings , medieval texts are presented in their original language with translations. Essential for those who wish to delve deeper into the background to Tolkien's mythology.

Author : Malcolm Hebron
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2008-05-09
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1137053429

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The volume provides readers with a clear introduction to English Renaissance literary texts. Concise but detailed entries are alphabetically arranged, providing a coherent overview of central issues in the study of writings of the Renaissance era. Cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading indicate connections between topics.

Author : Tison Pugh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 12,96 MB
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1136265406

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From King Arthur and Robin Hood, through to video games and jousting-themed restaurants, medieval culture continues to surround us and has retained a strong influence on literature and culture throughout the ages. This fascinating and illuminating guide is written by two of the leading contemporary scholars of medieval literature, and explores: The influence of medieval cultural concepts on literature and film, including key authors such as Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Mark Twain The continued appeal of medieval cultural figures such as Dante, King Arthur, and Robin Hood The influence of the medieval on such varied disciplines such as politics, music, children’s literature, and art. Contemporary efforts to relive the Middle Ages. Medievalisms: Making the Past in the Present surveys the critical field and sets the boundaries for future study, providing an essential background for literary study from the medieval period through to the twenty-first century.

Author : Jane Moore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 39,47 MB
Release : 2010-09-10
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1137096705

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Key Concepts in Romantic Literature is an accessible and easy-to-use scholarly guide to the literature, criticism and history of the culturally rich and politically turbulent Romantic era (1789-1832). The book offers a comprehensive and critically up-to-date account of the fascinating poetry, novels and drama which characterized the Romantic period alongside an historically-informed account of the important social, political and aesthetic contexts which shaped that body of writing. The epochal poetry of William Wordsworth, William Blake, Mary Robinson, S. T. Coleridge, Charlotte Smith, P. B. Shelley, Lord Byron, John Keats, Felicia Hemans and Letitia Elizabeth Landon; the drama of Joanna Baillie and Charles Robert Maturin; the novels of Jane Austen and Mary Shelley; all of these figures and many more are insightfully discussed here, together with clear and helpful accounts of the key contexts of the age's literature (including the French Revolution, slavery, industrialisation, empire and the rise of feminism) as well as accounts of perhaps less familiar aspects of late Georgian culture (such as visionary spirituality, atheism, gambling, fashion, music and sport). This is the broadest guide available to late eighteenth and early 19th century British and Irish literature, history and culture.

Author : Julian Hanna
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 2008-11-24
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1137021365

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Introducing the dynamic study of a literary period stretching from 1900 to the Second World War, the book reflects the exciting mix of European avant-garde, writers of the Harlem Renaissance and regional voices within Britain. Three distinct sections explore the major concepts, themes and issues that characterise the literature.

Author : Daniel T. Kline
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 43,47 MB
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0826494099

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One-stop resource for courses in medieval literature, providing students with a comprehensive guide to the historical and cultural context; major texts and movements; reading primary and critical texts; key critics, concepts and topics; major critical approaches and directions of new research.

Author : Fredric W. Field
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0230344461

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Arranged alphabetically, this accessible glossary provides a quick source of reference for a range of readers, from students of linguistics to educators who need help navigating the vocabulary of Bilingualism. Cross-referenced throughout, this guide considers a range of concepts that relate to the interdisciplinary nature of the field.

Author : Paddy McQueen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,39 MB
Release : 2010-07-14
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1137093390

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An accessible account of philosophical concepts, theories and key thinkers with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Containing over 300 entries, the terms are ordered alphabetically and cross referenced for ease of use. Suggestions for further reading follow the explanations, encouraging further reflection and independent learning.