ISBN:
9780191810480
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
Edition:
First edition.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
398.209420902
Keywords:
English literature History and criticism Middle English, 1100-1500
;
Folk literature
Abstract:
This is a study of the oral background to medieval English literature and of the 'popular literature' provided by the literate for the entertainment and instruction of the illiterate or the partly literate. It is organised around some of the `simple forms' identified by folklorists (the best-known narrative examples are the folk tale and the legend or tale). The vast oral literature of the Middle Ages has vanished, leaving only traces, but much of the 'popular literature' has survived, and is of considerable interest.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 24, 2015)
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198706090.001.0001
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198706090.001.0001
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