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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 24 September 2015
- ISBN 9780199668496
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages160 pages
- Size 174x114x9 mm
- Weight 128 g
- Language English 60
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Short description:
Looking at literature from Medieval Britain and Ireland, including Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman poetry, prose and drama, this Very Short Introduction covers the earliest beginnings of print culture, and considers major themes of these works, such as sin and salvation, kingship and authority, myth and the monstrous.
MoreLong description:
This Very Short Introduction provides a compelling account of the emergence of the earliest literature in Britain and Ireland, including English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman. Introducing the reader to some of the greatest poetry, prose and drama ever written, Elaine Treharne discusses the historical and intellectual background to these works, and considers the physical production of the manuscripts and the earliest beginnings of print culture. Covering both well-known texts, such as Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales and the Mabinogion, as well as texts that are much less familiar, such as sermons, saints' lives, lyrics and histories, Treharne discusses major themes such as sin and salvation, kingship and authority, myth and the monstrous, and provides a full, but brief, account of one of the major periods in literary history.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Table of Contents:
Endings and Beginnings
Recording Culture, c. 450-1450
Textual Production and Reception
Literary Audiences, Literary Identities
Individual and Community
The Mighty and the Monstrous
Love and Longing
Death and Judgement
Patronage and Ownership
Coda: Reimagining the Medieval
Timeline
Terms and genres
Further reading
Index
