Making of Middle English, 1765-1910: Volume 18 Tapa dura - 1999

University Of Minnesota Press, 1999. Hardcover. Two folds in front endpaper, else near new, clean, tight & bright condition, with crisp dust jacket. 231pp.

Hardback. New. Before the 1760s -- with the major exception of Chaucer -- nearly all of Middle English literature lay undiscovered and ignored. Because established scholars regarded later medieval literature as primitive and barbaric, the study of this rich literary heritage was relegated to antiquarians and dilettantes. In The Making of Middle English, 1765-1910, David Matthews chronicles the gradual rediscovery of this literature and the formation of Middle English as a scholarly pursuit.Matthews details how the careers, class positions, and ambitions of only a few men gave shape and direction to the discipline. Mostly from the lower middle class, they worked in the church or in law and hoped to exploit medieval literature for financial success and social advancement. Where Middle English was concerned, Matthews notes, these scholars were self-taught, and their amateurism came at the price of inaccurately edited and often deliberately "improved" texts intended for a general public… Leer más

Univ of Minnesota Pr, 1999. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 231 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1999-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!