Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Companion to Medieval Scottish Poetry

Av Priscilla Bawcutt, Janet Hadley Williams

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A full survey and overview of the extraordinary flowering of Scottish poetry in the middle ages.The poetry written in Scotland between the late fourteenth and the early years of the sixteenth century is exceptionally rich and varied. The contributions collected here, by leading specialists in the field, provide a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the material. There are introductions to the literary culture of late medieval Scotland and its historical context; separate studies of the writings of James I, Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and Sir David Lyndsay; and essays devoted to general themes or genres, including the historiographical tradition, religious verse, romances, and the legendary history of Alexander the Great. A final chapter provides bibliographical guidance on the major advances in the criticism and scholarly study of this poetry during the last thirty years. Contributors: PRISCILLA BAWCUTT, JULIA BOFFEY, JOHN BURROW, ELIZABETH EWAN, R. JAMES GOLDSTEIN, DOUGLAS GRAY, JANET HADLEY WILLIAMS, R. J. LYALL, ANNE MCKIMM, JOANNA MARTIN, RHIANNON PURDIE, NICOLA ROYAN.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2010-03-18
Mått: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt: 384 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 242
Förlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 9781843842477

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PRISCILLA BAWCUTT, honorary professor at the University of Liverpool, was one of the most distinguished contemporary scholars of Older Scots. She edited The Poems of William Dunbar for the Association of Scottlish Literary Studies (1997/8), and The Shorter Poems of Gavin Douglas for the Scottish Text Society (revised 2003); she has written very widely and deeply on all aspects of Older Scots literature, includingher foundational study, Gavin Douglas (1976). IAN C. CUNNINGHAM, former Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland, has published extensively on Latin and Older Scots manuscripts, and edited and translated Theophrastus Janet Hadley Williams is an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Early Modern Studies at the Australian National University. Her edition of 'Duncane Laideus Testament' and other Comic Poems in Older Scots was published by The Scottish Text Society in 2016. Janet Hadley Williams is an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Early Modern Studies at the Australian National University. Her edition of 'Duncane Laideus Testament' and other Comic Poems in Older Scots was published by The Scottish Text Society in 2016. JULIA BOFFEY is Professor of Medieval Studies in the Department of English at Queen Mary University of London. PRISCILLA BAWCUTT, honorary professor at the University of Liverpool, was one of the most distinguished contemporary scholars of Older Scots. She edited The Poems of William Dunbar for the Association of Scottlish Literary Studies (1997/8), and The Shorter Poems of Gavin Douglas for the Scottish Text Society (revised 2003); she has written very widely and deeply on all aspects of Older Scots literature, includingher foundational study, Gavin Douglas (1976). IAN C. CUNNINGHAM, former Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland, has published extensively on Latin and Older Scots manuscripts, and edited and translated Theophrastus

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Offers a comprehensive guide to early Scots vernacular literature. Illustrated with copious references, it should prove especially useful as a reference point for students and scholars from neighbouring disciplines.[...]This volume supplies a significant and rewarding introduction to the rich literary culture of late medieval Scotland.

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