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A Book of Middle English

by: Burrow, J. A.; Turville-Petre, Thorlac

A Book of Middle English

by: Burrow, J. A.; Turville-Petre, Thorlac

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9781405117098
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1405117095
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/30/2004
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

This essential Middle English textbook, now in its third edition, introduces students to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400. New, thoroughly revised edition of this essential Middle English textbook. Introduces the language of the time, giving guidance on pronunciation, spelling, grammar, metre, vocabulary and regional dialects. Now includes extracts from 'Pearl' and Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'. Bibliographic references have been updated throughout. Each text is accompanied by detailed notes.

List of Illustrations

Preface to the Third Edition

Abbreviations

xii

PART ONE

1 Introducing Middle English

(6)

1.1 The Period

(2)

1.1.1 From Old to Middle English

(1)

1.1.2 From Middle to Modern English

(1)

1.2 Varieties of Middle English

(4)

1.2.1 Regional Dialects

(3)

1.2.2 Early and Late Middle English

(1)

1.2.3 Spelling

(1)

2 Pronouncing Middle English

(5)

2.1 Introduction

(1)

2.2 Vowels

(2)

2.2.1 The Long Vowels

(1)

2.2.2 The Short Vowels

(1)

2.2.3 Unstressed Final -e

(1)

2.2.4 The Diphthongs

(1)

2.3 Consonants

(1)

2.4 Stress

(1)

3 Vocabulary

(5)

3.1 Introduction

(1)

3.2 Scandinavian

(1)

3.3 English, French and Latin

(2)

3.4 Latin Loan-Words

(1)

3.5 French Loan-Words

(1)

4 Inflexions

(19)

4.1 Introduction

(1)

4.1.1 The Inflexional System

(1)

4.1.2 Loss of Inflexional Endings

(1)

4.2 Nouns

(4)

4.2.1 Introduction

(1)

4.2.2 Noun Inflexions: Earl, Southern Texts

(1)

4.2.3 Developments in Noun Inflexions

(1)

4.2.4 Genitive Singular Without Ending

(1)

4.2.5 Unchanged Plurals

(1)

4.2.6 Mutated Plurals

(1)

4.3 Pronouns and Articles

(3)

4.3.1 Forms of the Personal Pronouns

(1)

4.3.2 First and Second Person Pronouns

(1)

4.3.3 Third Person Pronouns: Masculine and Neuter Singular

(1)

4.3.4 Third Person Pronouns: Feminine Singular

(1)

4.3.5 Third Person Pronouns: Plural

(1)

4.3.6 The Definite Article

(1)

4.3.7 Demonstratives

(1)

4.3.8 The Indefinite Article

(1)

4.4 Adjectives and Adverbs

(3)

4.4.1 Definite and Indefinite Inflexions

(1)

4.4.2 Inflexions for Case

(1)

4.4.3 Comparison of Adjectives

(1)

4.4.4 Comparison of Adverbs

(1)

4.5 Verbs

(8)

4.5.1 Introduction

(1)

4.5.2 Present Tense

(2)

4.5.3 Past Tense and Past Participle

(1)

4.5.4 Past of Weak Verbs

(1)

4.5.5 The Verbs 'Have' and 'Say'

(1)

4.5.6 Past of Strong Verbs

(1)

4.5.7 Irregular Verbs

(1)

4.5.8 The Verb 'To Be'

(2)

5 Syntax

(18)

5.1 Gender

(1)

5.2 Number

(1)

5.3 Use of Cases

(2)

5.3.1 Nominative and Accusative

(1)

5.3.2 Genitive

(1)

5.3.3 Dative

(1)

5.4 Pronouns and Articles

(3)

5.4.1 Pou and Ze

(1)

5.4.2 Non-expression of Personal Pronouns

(1)

5.4.3 Man

(1)

5.4.4 Self

(1)

5.4.5 Reflexive Pronouns

(1)

5.4.6 Relative Pronouns

(1)

5.4.7 The Articles

(1)

5.5 Adjectives and Adverbs

(1)

5.5.1 Position

(1)

5.5.2 Comparatives and Superlatives

(1)

5.5.3 Adjectives as Nouns

(1)

5.6 Verbs

(1)

5.6.1 Use of Present Tense

(1)

5.6.2 Use of Past Tense

(1)

5.6.3 Auxiliaries of the Past

(1)

5.6.4 Auxiliaries of the Future: shall and will

(1)

5.6.5 The Infinitive

(1)

5.6.6 The Subjunctive

(1)

5.6.7 The Imperative

(1)

5.6.8 Impersonal Verbs

(1)

5.6.9 Verbs of Motion

(1)

5.6.10 The Passive

(1)

5.7 Negation

(1)

5.8 Questions

(1)

5.9 Word-Order

5.9.1 Inversion

(1)

5.9.2 The Object

(1)

5.9.3 Prepositions

(1)

5.9.4 Relative Clauses

(1)

5.9.5 Adverbial Phrases

(1)

5.9.6 Verb in Final Position

(1)

5.10 Recapitulation and Anticipation

(1)

6 Metre

(6)

6.1 Introduction

(1)

6.2 Rhymed Verse

(3)

6.3 Alliterative Verse

(2)

6.4 Lazamon's Brut

(1)

7 From Manuscript to Printed Text

(3)

8 Select Bibliography

(9)

8.1 Bibliographies and Indexes

(1)

8.2 Language Studies

(2)

8.3 General Studies of the Literature

(2)

8.4 Studies of Particular Genres

(1)

8.5 Historical and Social Studies

(4)

PART TWO: PROSE AND VERSE TEXTS

Note on Treatment of Texts

(1)

1 The Peterborough Chronicle 1137

(1)

2 The Owl and the Nightingale

(1)

3 La3amon: Brut

(1)

4 Ancrene Wisse

106

(1)

5 Sir Orfeo

112

(1)

6 The Cloud of Unknowing

132

(1)

7 William Langland: Piers Plowman

141

(1)

8 Patience

162

(1)

9 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

182

(20)

10 Pearl

202

(19)

11 St Erkenwald

221

(14)

12 John Trevisa: Dialogue between a Lord and a Clerk

235

(8)

13 John Gower: Confessio Amantis

243

(12)

14 Lyrics

255

(17)

15 Thc York Play of the Crucifixion

272

(11)

16 Geoffrey Chaucer: The Parliament of Fowls

283

(26)

17 Geoffrey Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde

309

(18)

18 Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

327

(29)

18a The Reeve's Tale

328

(18)

18b The Prioress's Tale

346

(10)

Textual Notes

356

(7)

Glossary

363

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A Book of Middle English

A Book of Middle English

9781405117098

1405117095

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