ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1939, Early Middle English Literature is a comprehensive overview of various aspects of early Middle English literature. The book examines authorship and provenance and the effect this had upon the literature of the period. This text examines literature from the period of 1066 to 1300 and addresses the transition between Old and Middle English and looks at the effect the transition of language during this period from Anglo-French to English, had on the literature of the time.

chapter I|20 pages

The Effects of the Conquest

chapter II|32 pages

The Anglo-Latin Background

chapter III|31 pages

The Anglo-French Background

chapter IV|20 pages

Legal and Historical Survivals

chapter V|22 pages

The Continuity of the Homiletic Tradition

chapter VI|21 pages

The Ancren Riwle 1 and its Influence

chapter VII|21 pages

The Owl and the Nightingale

chapter VIII|23 pages

Religious and Didactic Literature

chapter IX|38 pages

Romance

chapter X|19 pages

Tales and Fables

chapter XI|25 pages

Lyric Poetry

chapter XII|13 pages

The Beginnings Of The Drama

chapter |11 pages

Conclusion