| The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature Contributor(s): Barrington, Candace (Editor), Sobecki, Sebastian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1316632342 ISBN-13: 9781316632345 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2019 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.44" W x 8.97" L (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite an unprecedented level of interest in the interaction between law and literature over the past two decades, readers have had no accessible introduction to this rich engagement in medieval and early Tudor England. The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature addresses this need by combining an authoritative guide through the bewildering maze of medieval law with concise examples illustrating how the law infiltrated literary texts during this period. Foundational chapters written by leading specialists in legal history prepare readers to be guided by noted literary scholars through unexpected conversations with the law found in numerous medieval texts, including major works by Chaucer, Langland, Gower, and Malory. Part I contains detailed introductions to legal concepts, practices and institutions in medieval England, and Part II covers medieval texts and authors whose verse and prose can be understood as engaging with the law. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrington, Candace: - Candace Barrington is a Professor in the English Department of Central Connecticut State University. She has written multiple articles for journals and edited volumes and is the co-editor of The Letter of the Law: Legal Practice and Literary Production in Medieval England (with Emily Steiner, 2002).Sobecki, Sebastian: - Sebastian Sobecki is Professor of Medieval English Literature at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. He is the author of The Sea and Medieval English Literature (2007) and Unwritten Verities: The Making of England's Vernacular Legal Culture, 1463-1549 (2015). |
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