Making of Middle English, 1765-1910: Volume 18

by David Matthews

Before the 1760s -- with the major exception of Chaucer -- nearly all of Middle English literature lay undiscovered and ignored. Because established scholars regarded later medieval literature as primitive and barbaric, the study of this rich literary heritage was relegated to antiquarians and dilettantes. In The Making of Middle English, 1765-1910, David Matthews chronicles the gradual rediscovery of this literature and the formation of Middle English...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816631859
• ISBN13: 9780816631858
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"