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Companion to the Gawain-Poet
Av Richard Rastall, Derek S Brewer m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
606 kr
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`Provides an excellent one-volume guide to the works of the anonymous Gawain-poet.' CHOICEThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics …
Symbolic Stories: Traditional Narratives of the Family Drama in English Literature
Inbunden, 1970
1428 kr
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Analysis of the structure of traditional stories and fairytales, bringing out their shared characteristics, and showing why they remain so powerful and resonant today.Many famous stories, from the Old Testament, medieval romance and folktale, to Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies and even some …
Aspects of Malory
Av Toshiyuki Takamiya, Derek S Brewer
Inbunden, 1981
1428 kr
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This volume of essays is aimed at advancing the appreciation of Malory, an author who has always been enjoyed by the common reader, but is still sometimes underestimated by the critics. Despite an increasing number of articles onMalory, there is a need for a general survey of recent research, which …
Chaucer and His World
Av Derek S Brewer, Ian Serraillier
Häftad, 1978
318 kr
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Subtle and illuminating life of Chaucer, drawn against the turbulent backdrop of 14th century England.`Brewer brings to his task a full scholarly knowledge of the sources of Chaucerian biography... Of obvious value to students reading Chaucer and to all who read him for pleasure; more advanced …
Companion to the Gawain-Poet
Av Derek S Brewer, Jonathan Gibson
Inbunden, 1997
1952 kr
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Essays intended as a companion to a reading of the works of the Gawain poet: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and PatienceThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both …
Middle Ages after the Middle Ages in the English-Speaking World
Av Marie-Françoise Alamichel, Derek S Brewer
Inbunden, 1997
1428 kr
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Studies of the influence of the middle ages on aspects of European and American life and culture from 16c to the present day.The eleven essays in this volume are studies of specific instances of the influence and impact of the middle ages on Western life and culture from the sixteenth century to …
New Readings of Chaucer's Poetry
Av Derek Brewer, Susan J. Ridyard m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1428 kr
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A wide range of new scholarship on Chaucer's poetry.This collection of essays makes available a wide range of new scholarship on Chaucer's poetry. Opening essays address the issues of "Chaucerian representation" and "Chaucerian poetics", arguing for the multiplicity and complexityof what Chaucer …
Medieval Comic Tales
Häftad, 2008
345 kr
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Medieval humour revealed in an anthology of 80 tales from England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.During the middle ages, a common fund of comic tales circulated throughout Europe. Writers such as Boccaccio, Chaucer, Rabelais and Cervantes drew on this material, and used it for their own …
Proteus: Studies in English Literature
Häftad, 2009
412 kr
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Classic essays on English literature, written in the late Professor Derek Brewer's characteristically lively and accessible manner.Derek Brewer, here on the brink of his long and successful career, takes a look at issues in English literature which were to remain of enduring interest to him. …
