The earliest English writers left little comment on their literary forms. In contrast to the grammatical treatises of late antiquity or critical studies of contemporary and modern literature, early medieval English writing offers only sparse contemporaneous self-commentary, often in brief or conventional notes along the way to other things. But Old English and Latin literature had lively and evolving practices of literary form and formal innovation. Literary Form in Early Medieval England examines both more and lesser known forms, considering the multilingual landscape of early medieval England and showing that Old English literary forms do not simply end with the rupture of the Norman Conquest but continue in surprising ways. Literary Form in Early Medieval England offers a concise tour of what we do know of literary forms, both those that have received more attention and those that have been relatively overlooked, across the first six centuries of English literature.
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Introduction; 1. Verse forms; 2. Mixed forms: prose and verse; 3. Prose forms; 4. Plain and standard style; 5. Later forms epilogue: what is form for?; References.
This Element offers a tour of literary forms across the first six centuries of English literature.

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ISBN
9781009328616
Publisert
2025-05-08
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press
Vekt
127 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
4 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
76