Medieval Literature and Culture A student guide

by Galloway, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780826486578
• ISBN10: 0826486576
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-16
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The guide to Medieval Literature and Culture provides students with the ideal introduction to literature and its context from the 7th to 15th centuries, including: the historical, cultural and intellectual background including religion and philosophy; society and politics; art and culture-major works and genres including religious literature; history writing; drama; Chaucer; Langland-concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism-key critical approaches to medieval literature from the Renaissance to the present-a chronology mapping historical events and literary works and further reading including websites and electronic resources.

Author Biography

Andrew Galloway is Professor of English and Medieval Studies at Cornell University

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Political, Intellectual and Cultural Contexts	p. 11
Periods, populations and social orders	p. 11
Rulers and high politics	p. 15
The clergy and the intellectual world	p. 33
Those who worked	p. 44
Medieval English Literature: Genres, Canons and Literary Communities	p. 49
Historical overview	p. 50
Overview by genres	p. 64
Critical Approaches	p. 92
From the Renaissance through the eighteenth century	p. 93
From the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century	p. 103
Current issues and debates	p. 107
Resources for Independent Study	p. 114
Chronology of Key Historical and Cultural Events	p. 114
Glossary of Selected Key Terms and Concepts	p. 121
Historical Table of Kings and Rulers	p. 128
References and Further Reading	p. 132
Index	p. 147
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