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A Manual of the writings in Middle English, 1050-1500
Title
A Manual of the writings in Middle English, 1050-1500 / by members of the Middle English Group of the Modern Language Association of America.
ISBN
0208008942 (v. 2)
0208012206 (v. 3)
0208013423 (v. 4)
0208014594 (v. 5)
0208021078 (v. 7)
0208021582 (v. 8)
1878508059 (v. 9)
18̀785080510 (v. 10)
1878508261 (v. 11)
Published
New Haven : Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences [order from: Archon Books, Hamden, Conn., 1967-
Physical Description
1 online resource
Notes
"Based upon A manual of the writings in Middle English. 1050-1400, by John Edwin Wells, New Haven, 1916, and supplements 1-9, 1919-1951."
V. 1-2 : general editor, J.B. Severs ; v. 3-10 : Albert E. Hartung ; v. 11 : Peter G. Beidler.
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Incomplete contents
v. 1. The Romances
v. 2. The Pearl poet : Wyclyf and his followers ; translations and paraphrases of the Bible ; saints' legends ; instructions for religious
v. 3. Dialogues, debates, and catechisms ; Thomas Hoccleve ; Malory and Caxton
v. 4. Middle Scots writers ; the Chaucerian apocrypha
v. 5. Dramatic pieces ; poems dealing with contemporary conditions
v. 6. Carols ; ballads ; John Lydgate
v. 7. John Gower ; Piers Plowman ; travel and geographical writings ; works of religious and philosophical instruction
v. 8. Chronicles and other historical writing
v. 9. Proverbs, precepts, and monitory pieces ; english mystical writings ; tales
v. 10. Works of science and information
v. 11. Sermons and homilies ; the lyrics of MS Harley 2253.
Subjects
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Modern Language Association of America. Middle English Group.
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