Oxford Anthology of English Literature

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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This succinct and authoritative anthology of medieval English literature is the first volume of The Oxford Anthology of English Literature, Second Edition. Emphasizing texts that give students first-hand access to significant aspects of the Middle Ages, this collection reveals the vast riches of medieval literature in English, from Anglo-Saxon times to the fifteenth century. Significantly revised and expanded to reflect the contemporary canon, this new edition features editorial introductions based on the latest scholarly research; newly edited and annotated versions of many of the texts; a section on women's writing and experiences; new and better illustrations; and a longer and updated bibliography. Medieval English Literature, 2/e includes the complete texts of Beowulf (Edwin Morgan Translation) and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (revised Keith Harrison translation). It provides a generous selection of Chaucer's work including "General Prologue," "Miller's Prologue and Tale," "Nun's Priest's Tale," "Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale," "Franklin's Prologue and Tale," "Pardoner's Prologue and Tale," "Thisbe," and Books I and II of "Trolius and Criseyde."The volume also includes Sir Orfeo, a greatly improved selection of Anglo-Saxon poetry, and selections from Anglo-Saxon wisdom literature (including riddles and gnomic verses). All selections are printed either in their entirety or in substantial extracts, and the editors situate them in the historical, intellectual, and cultural milieu in which they were produced, recited, or written down. The texts are introduced and annotated in an instructive yet unobtrusive manner, promoting students' understanding, evaluation, and enjoyment of them as literature. Medieval English Literature, 2/e is an exceptional text for courses in medieval English literature, old and middle English literature, and English literature 600-1500.

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Utgivningsdatum2002-02-21
Mått156 x 234 x 37 mm
Vikt523 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor650
Upplaga2
FörlagOxford University Press Inc
ISBN9780195134926

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Editors' Preface: Introduction: Medieval English Literature: OLD ENGLISH POETRYCaedmon's HymnBeowulfJudithfrom The Death of HolofernesElegiesThe WandererThe Wife's ComplaintThe Husband's MessageWulf and EadwacerEngimas and WisdomThe Queen and the Frisian WifeRiddlesGenesis Bfrom The Temptation of EveThe Dream of the RoodThe Battle of MaldonGEOFFREY CHAUCER, c. 1343-1400The Canterbury TalesGeneral PrologueThe Miller's Prologue and TaleThe Nun's Priest's Prologue and TaleTwo Other Fox Storiesfrom The Bestiaryfrom Robert Henryson, FablesThe Fox and the WolfThe Wife of Bath's Prologue and TaleWilliam Dunbarfrom The Two Married Women and the WidowThe Franklin's Prologue and TaleGentilesseThe Pardoner's Prologue and Talefrom The Legend of Good WomenThe Legend of Thisbe of BabylonTroilus and CriseydeRobert HenrysonThe Complaint of CresseidChaucer's Words unto Adam, His Own ScribeChaucer's RetractionsROMANCESir OrfeoThomas the RhymerThe Land of CokaygneSir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Thomas Maloryfrom Morte Darthur[The Birth of Arthur and the Sword in the Stone][The Fair Maid of Astolat][The Death of Arthur]THE VISIONS OF PIERS PLOWMANfrom the Prologuefrom Passus Ifrom Passus XVIIITHEATERThe Wakefield Second Shepherds' PlayThe Chester Play of NoahEverymanfrom The Castle of Perseverance: The Seven Deadly SinsWOMEN'S WRITING AND WOMEN'S EXPERIENCEAncrene Wisse (A Guide for Anchoresses)Holy Maidenhood (A Letter on Virginity)Saint ScholasticaThe Book of Margery KempeWhat So Men SaynMIDDLE ENGLISH LYRICSSpringNow Springs the SpraySumer is Ycomen InThe Thrush and the NightingaleAlisonSeparated LoversWestern WindHe Is FarI Have a Young SisterThe Maid of the MoorThe Agincourt CarolBring Us In Good AleI Have Set My Heart So HighAll Too LateA Woman Sat WeepingDivine LoveI Sing of a MaidenOf One That Is So Fair and BrightAdam Lay YboundenCorpus Christi CarolBALLADSThe Cherry-Tree CarolThe Two MagiciansThe Carpenter's Wife [The Demon Lover]The Wife of Usher's WellThe Unquiet GraveLord RandelThe Three RavensThe Birth of Robin HoodSir Patrick SpenceWILLIAM DUNBAR, c. 1460-c. 1514Lament for the MakersWILLIAM CAXTON, 1415/24-1492The Proem to The Canterbury Talesfrom the Preface to The AeneidGlossary: Suggestions for Further Reading: Author and Title Index: First-Line Index: