The French Tradition and the Literature of Medieval England

by William Calin and William. Calin

Book Overview

The French presence in English literary history in the centuries following the Conquest has to some extent been glossed over or treated as an interlude. During this period, roughly 1100-1420, French, like Latin, was the language of the educated; in the courts of England, and for nobles, clerics, and the rising commercial elements, communication was multilingual.

In his ground-breaking study, William Calin explores indepth this era of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080207202X
• ISBN13: 9780802072023
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 604 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"