A Manual of the Writings in Middle English 1050-1400

With Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eight Supplement

von John Edwin Wells

512 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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"A Manual of the Writings in Middle English 1050-1400" stands as a monumental achievement in medieval scholarship and English literary history. This comprehensive reference work provides an exhaustive survey of the literary output produced in England from the mid-eleventh to the late-fourteenth centuries. The manual meticulously catalogs a vast array of texts, including romances, tales, legends, religious works, and chronicles, offering detailed summaries, manuscript histories, and bibliographical data for each entry.This volume includes the crucial Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth supplements, ensuring an updated and expansive view of the scholarship relevant to the period. It serves as an indispensable tool for students, researchers, and librarians seeking to navigate the complex landscape of Middle English philology and literature. By organizing these diverse writings into thematic and chronological categories, the work illuminates the cultural and linguistic evolution of the English language during the Middle Ages. "A Manual of the Writings in Middle English 1050-1400" remains a foundational text for anyone exploring the origins and development of the English literary tradition.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.