Invention and Authorship in Medieval England

by Robert R. Edwards

Book Overview

From the twelfth century onwards, medieval English writers adapted the conventions of high literary culture to establish themselves as recognized authors and claim a significant place for works of imagination beside those of doctrine and instruction. Their efforts extended over three languages-Latin, French, and English-and across a discontinuous literary history. Their strategy was to approach authorship as a field of rhetorical invention rather...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814254101
• ISBN13: 9780814254103
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"