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A Companion to Old and Middle English Literature
This reference is a comprehensive overview of Old and Middle English literature with chapters focusing on particular genres such as Allegorical Verse Balladry Beast Fable Chronicle Debate Poetry Epic and Heroic Lyric Middle English Parody/Burlesque Religious and Allegorical Verse and Romance. Expert contributors define the primary characteristics of each genre and discuss relevant literary works. Chapters provide extensive reviews of scholarship and close with detailed bibliographies. A more thorough bibliography of major scholarly studies closes the book. Literature Classics / Criticism English Irish Scottish Welsh Medieval A Companion to Old and Middle English Literature
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