This was the first full-scale history of medieval English literature for nearly a century. Thirty-three distinguished contributors offer a collaborative account of literature composed or transmitted in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland between the Norman conquest and the death of Henry VIII in 1547. The volume has five sections: 'After the Norman Conquest'; 'Writing in the British Isles'; 'Institutional Productions'; 'After the Black Death' and 'Before the Reformation'. It provides information on a vast range of literary texts and the conditions of their production and reception, which will serve both specialists and general readers, and also contains a chronology, full bibliography and a detailed index. This book offers an extensive and vibrant account of the medieval literatures so drastically reconfigured in Tudor England. It will thus prove essential reading for scholars of the Renaissance as well as medievalists, and for historians as well as literary specialists.

Steve Mentz provides a comprehensive historicist and formalist account of prose romance, the most important genre of Elizabethan fiction. He explores how authors and publishers of prose fiction in late sixteenth-century England produced books that combined traditional narrative forms with a dynamic new understanding of the relationship between text and audience. Though prose fiction would not dominate English literary culture until the eighteenth century, Mentz demonstrates that the form began to invent itself as a distinct literary kind in England nearly two centuries earlier.

showing that contrary to the commonly held view that romances are representative of the "popular culture" of their day, in fact such texts appealed primarily to the gentry, England's elite landowners who lacked titles of nobility.

At last! A London guide written just for historical romance fans. Or for travelers that want to experience old London.Have you ever wanted to walk in the footsteps of your favorite romance heroine? See grand historic settings from best-loved novels?Or just learn the fascinating backstories of these intriguing places from Almack's to White's to Bedlam and more from the comfort of your own home.Now you can!Author Sonja Rouillard has combined her love of travel and romance fiction to create an entertaining book that s perfect for a cozy fireside read at home or for planning that grand London excursion. For the Armchair Traveler . . . everything you want to know about the places from your treasured historical romance novels discover which buildings still exist and what they are now read love stories from real-life heroes and heroines that frequented these old places with Then & Now pictures of what the buildings looked like in the past compared to now and featuring romance excerpts from Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer to today s best-selling authors For the London Adventurer . . . everything you need to explore the old London that still exists hiding within the modern city sleep like a princess in a 900-year-old castle or on an antique four-poster bed in the heart of London enjoy a delicious authentic Afternoon Tea with prices ranging from Governess on Holiday to King s Ransom, there s something for everyone featuring easy to read maps of Mayfair and St. James's neighborhoods and ~for the guys activities that will especially interest your man too! plus insider tips to get the most from your travel budget So, take a walk in the footsteps of your favorite heroine ~ whether on a grand, once-in-a-lifetime adventure to London or from the comfort of your own home with a warm cup of tea at your side.Kindle Ebook coming by May 2017Learn more at: Romance Readers Guides dot comTwitter: @RomGuides

The Romantic period was one of the most creative, intense and turbulent periods of English literature, an age marked by revolution, reaction, and reform in politics, and by the invention of imaginative literature in its distinctively modern form. This History presents an engaging account of six decades of literary production around the turn of the nineteenth century. Reflecting the most up-to-date research, the essays are designed both to provide a narrative of Romantic literature, and to offer new and stimulating readings of the key texts. One group of essays addresses the various locations of literary activity - both in England and, as writers developed their interests in travel and foreign cultures, across the world. A second set of essays traces how texts responded to great historical and social change. With a comprehensive bibliography, timeline and index, this volume will be an important resource for research and teaching in the field.