The Idea Of Vernacular: An Anthology of Middle English Literary Theory, 1280-1520

by Jocelyn Wogan-Browne (Editor), Ruth Evans, Nicholas Watson (Editor)

Subtitled 'An Anthology of Middle English Literary Theory 1280-1520'. In part one a number of authors deal with prologues and literary texts, religious, philosophical and historical writings. Papers in part two are 'addressing and positioning the audience'; part three with 'models and images of the reading process'. The final section contains five essays which propose new definitions of medieval literary theory.

Genres: Medieval

524 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1998

Reviews

[Heather Childree]

This text is a comprehensive overview of prologues from the Middle Ages. It is well annotated.