Textual and Contextual Studies in Medieval English
Title | Textual and Contextual Studies in Medieval English PDF eBook |
Author | Society of Historical English Language and Linguistics |
Publisher | Peter Lang Publishing |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN |
This collection of papers is a product of the first international conference of the Society of Historical English Language and Linguistics (SHELL) held at Chiba University, Japan, in September 2005. The society aims at the reunion of linguistics and philology. The papers discuss current issues in the area of syntax, semantics and stylistics.
Talk and Textual Production in Medieval England
Title | Talk and Textual Production in Medieval England PDF eBook |
Author | Marisa Libbon |
Publisher | Mad Creek Books |
Pages | |
Release | 2021-04-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780814214701 |
Uses the life of Richard I to argue that medieval England's public talk was essential to the production of texts and was a fundamental part of the transmission and reception of literature.
Medieval Texts in Context
Title | Medieval Texts in Context PDF eBook |
Author | Graham D. Caie |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2008-04-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1134238460 |
This collection of essays by leading experts in manuscript studies sheds new light on ways to approach medieval texts in their manuscript context. Each contribution provides groundbreaking insight into the field of medieval textual culture, demonstrating the various interconnections between medieval material and literary traditions. The contributors’ work aids reconstruction of the period’s writing practices, as contextual factors surrounding the texts provide clues to the ‘manuscript experience’. Topics such as scribal practice and textual providence, glosses, rubrics, page lay-out, and even page ruling, are addressed in a manner illustrative and suggestive of textual practice of the time, while the volume further considers the interface between the manuscript and early textual communities. Looking at medieval inventories of books no longer extant, and addressing questions such as ownership, reading practices and textual production, Medieval Texts in Context addresses the fundamental interpretative issue of how scribe-editors worked with an eye to their intended audience. An understanding of the world inhabited by the scribal community is made use of to illuminate the rationale behind the manufacture of devotional texts. The combination of approaches to the medieval vernacular manuscript presented in this volume is unique, marking a major, innovative contribution to manuscript studies.
Textual Reception and Cultural Debate in Medieval English Studies
Title | Textual Reception and Cultural Debate in Medieval English Studies PDF eBook |
Author | María José Esteve Ramos |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2018-11-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 152752244X |
This book is a rigorous and broad update of the state of the art in the investigation of Old and Middle English. The volume, written by some of the best known experts in this field, addresses different issues, such as etymology, manuscript sources, and medieval literary traditions, among others. Its contents will be particularly useful for those interested in the different perspectives of current research in the field, exhorting the reader to consider the relationship of the medieval textual heritage and language with both its contemporary medieval audience and the readers of the 21st century. This book will appeal to specialists in Old and Middle English language and literature and also to university students. In contrast with monographs, which focus on a specific aspect, these essays allow a broader panorama of what is being done and the approaches currently being used.
Medieval Texts in Context
Title | Medieval Texts in Context PDF eBook |
Author | Graham D. Caie |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 425 |
Release | 2008-04-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1134238452 |
This collection of essays by leading experts in manuscript studies sheds new light on ways to approach medieval texts in their manuscript context. Each contribution provides groundbreaking insight into the field of medieval textual culture, demonstrating the various interconnections between medieval material and literary traditions. The contributors’ work aids reconstruction of the period’s writing practices, as contextual factors surrounding the texts provide clues to the ‘manuscript experience’. Topics such as scribal practice and textual providence, glosses, rubrics, page lay-out, and even page ruling, are addressed in a manner illustrative and suggestive of textual practice of the time, while the volume further considers the interface between the manuscript and early textual communities. Looking at medieval inventories of books no longer extant, and addressing questions such as ownership, reading practices and textual production, Medieval Texts in Context addresses the fundamental interpretative issue of how scribe-editors worked with an eye to their intended audience. An understanding of the world inhabited by the scribal community is made use of to illuminate the rationale behind the manufacture of devotional texts. The combination of approaches to the medieval vernacular manuscript presented in this volume is unique, marking a major, innovative contribution to manuscript studies.
Placing Middle English in Context
Title | Placing Middle English in Context PDF eBook |
Author | Irma Taavitsainen |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2011-10-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110869519 |
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
Readings in Medieval Texts
Title | Readings in Medieval Texts PDF eBook |
Author | David Frame Johnson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780199261635 |
Readings in Medieval Texts offers a thorough and accessible introduction to the interpretation and criticism of a broad range of Old and Middle English canonical texts from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. The volume brings together 24 newly commissioned chapters by a leading international team of medieval scholars. An introductory chapter highlights the overarching trends in the composition of English Literature in the Medieval periods, and provides an overview of the textual continuities and innovations. Individual chapters give detailed information about context, authorship, date, and critical views on texts, before providing fascinating and thought-provoking examinations of crucial excerpts and themes. This book will be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate students on all courses in Medieval Studies, particularly those focusing on understanding literature and its role in society.