Title: An introduction to Medieval English literature : 1300-1485 /
Authors: Baldwin, Anna P.,
Year: 2016
Subjects: English literature History and criticism; Civilization, Medieval, in literature.; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.; Civilization, Medieval, in literature.; English literature Middle English
Abstract: "This book provides an informative, critical and concise introduction to the literature of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, contextualising the literature and introducing the pre-eminent authors of the period. "--
Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. The Poor Commons: literature and social change -- 2. The Poor Commons: education and dissent -- 3. The Urban Middle Class: Satire, Debate and Political Advice -- 4. The Urban Middle Class: Tales of Women and Marriage -- 5. The community of the Church: religious lyrics and the English mystics -- 6. Religious and Moral Stories -- 7. Aristocratic Love -- 8. Chivalric Romances -- Further Reading.