A Companion To Medieval Scottish Poetry
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| Author | : Priscilla J. Bawcutt |
| Publisher | : D. S. Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : |
A full survey and overview of the extraordinary flowering of Scottish poetry in the middle ages. The poetry written in Scotland between the late fourteenth and the early years of the sixteenth century is exceptionally rich and varied. The contributions collected here, by leading specialists in the field, provide a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the material. There are introductions to the literary culture of late medieval Scotland and its historical context; separate studies of the writings of James I, Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and Sir David Lyndsay; and essays devoted to general themes or genres, including the historiographical tradition, religious verse, romances, and the legendary history of Alexander the Great. A final chapter provides bibliographical guidance on the major advances in the criticism and scholarly study of this poetry during the last thirty years. Contributors: PRISCILLA BAWCUTT, JULIA BOFFEY, JOHN BURROW, ELIZABETH EWAN, R. JAMES GOLDSTEIN, DOUGLAS GRAY, JANET HADLEY WILLIAMS, R. J. LYALL, ANNE MCKIMM, JOANNA MARTIN, RHIANNON PURDIE, NICOLA ROYAN.
| Author | : Corinne Saunders |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 704 |
| Release | : 2010-02-12 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781444319101 |
A Companion to Medieval Poetry presents a series oforiginal essays from leading literary scholars that explore Englishpoetry from the Anglo-Saxon period up to the15th century. Organised into three parts to echo the chronological andstylistic divisions between the Anglo-Saxon, Middle English andPost-Chaucerian periods, each section is introduced with contextualessays, providing a valuable introduction to the society andculture of the time Combines a general discussion of genres of medieval poetry,with specific consideration of texts and authors, includingBeowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Chaucer,Gower and Langland Features original essays by eminent scholars, including AndyOrchard, Carl Schmidt, Douglas Gray, and BarryWindeatt, who present a range of theoretical,historical, and cultural approaches to reading medieval poetry, aswell as offering close analysis of individual texts andtraditions
| Author | : Joanna Martin |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 2016-04-22 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1317109031 |
Looking at late medieval Scottish poetic narratives which incorporate exploration of the amorousness of kings, this study places these poems in the context of Scotland's repeated experience of minority kings and a consequent instability in governance. The focus of this study is the presence of amatory discourses in poetry of a political or advisory nature, written in Scotland between the early fifteenth and the mid-sixteenth century. Joanna Martin offers new readings of the works of major figures in the Scottish literature of the period, including Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Sir David Lyndsay. At the same time, she provides new perspectives on anonymous texts, among them The Thre Prestis of Peblis and King Hart, and on the works of less well known writers such as John Bellenden and William Stewart, which are crucial to our understanding of the literary culture north of the Border during the period under discussion.
| Author | : Gerard Carruthers |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 692 |
| Release | : 2023-12-08 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1119651530 |
A Companion to Scottish Literature offers fresh readings of major authors and periods of Scottish literary production from the first millennium to the present. Bringing together contributions by many of the world’s leading experts in the field, this comprehensive resource provides the historical background of Scottish literature, highlights new critical approaches, and explores wider cultural and institutional contexts. Dealing with texts in the languages of Scots, English, and Gaelic, the Companion offers modern perspectives on the historical milieux, thematic contexts and canonical writers of Scottish literature. Original essays apply the most up-to-date critical and scholarly analyses to a uniquely wide range of topics, such as Gaelic literature, national and diasporic writing, children’s literature, Scottish drama and theatre, gender and sexuality, and women’s writing. Critical readings examine William Dunbar, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Muriel Spark and Carol Ann Duffy, amongst others. With full references and guidance for further reading, as well as numerous links to online resources, A Companion to Scottish Literature is essential reading for advanced students and scholars of Scottish literature, as well as academic and non-academic readers with an interest in the subject.
| Author | : Heesok Chang |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 524 |
| Release | : 2013-12-13 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1118731891 |
A Companion to British Literature, Medieval Literature, 700 - 1450
| Author | : Gerard Carruthers |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 349 |
| Release | : 2012-12-24 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0521189365 |
A unique introduction, guide and reference work for students and readers of Scottish literature from the pre-medieval period.
| Author | : Raluca L. Radulescu |
| Publisher | : DS Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 184384270X |
Popular romance was one of the most wide-spread forms of literature in the Middle Ages, yet despite its cultural centrality, and its fundamental importance for later literary developments, the genre has defied precise definition, its subject matter ranging from tales of chivalric adventure, to saintly women, and monsters that become human. The essays in this collection provide contexts, definitions, and explanations for the genre, particularly in an English context. Topics covered include genre and literary classification; race and ethnicity; gender; orality and performance; the romance and young readers; metre and form; printing culture; and reception.
| Author | : John Corbett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : |
This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language.
| Author | : Robert DeMaria, Jr. |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 397 |
| Release | : 2013-12-13 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1118731867 |
A Companion to British Literature, Early Modern Literature, 1450 - 1660
| Author | : Eva von Contzen |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2016-05-03 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 1526100274 |
This study places the Scottish compilation of saints' legends within the hagiographic landscape of medieval Britain.
