1st Edition

Middle English Literature A Critical Study of the Romances, the Religious Lyrics, and Piers Plowman

By George Kane Copyright 1951
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1951 Middle English Literature applies methods of literary evaluation to certain Middle English works. Arguing that previous literary criticism has largely focused on the commentary of their historical, social, philological and religious content, the book suggests that it has led to a thinking that Middle English literature is without artistic value and therefore cannot... Read more

1. The Middle English Metrical Romances

2. The Middle English Religious Lyrics

3. ‘The Vision of Piers Plowman’

Index

Biography

George Kane