Turville-Petre surveys the wide range of writings by the generation before Chaucer. He explores how English writers in the half-century leading up to the outbreak of the Hundred Years War expressed their concepts of England as a nation, and how they exploited the association between nation, people, and language. The study forms a significant contribution to current debates on nationalism.

England the Nation: Language, Literature, and National Identity, 1290-1340

Turville-Petre, Thorlac

Reference

Clarendon Press

Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle Ages (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Routledge

Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle Ages: An Anthology (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World)

Book by Burrow, J. A., Turville-Petre, Thorlac

A Book of Middle English

Burrow, J.A.

Blackwell Pub.

This revised edition takes account of suggestions and comments from reviewers and from those who have used the first edition all over the world. The main features of the second edition are the inclusion of etymologies in the glossary and the edition of three complete texts by Chaucer: The Parliament of Fowls, The Reeve's Tale and The Prioress's Tale. Part One has been revised to cover English at the time of Chaucer, and suggestions for further reading have been updated throughout the book.

Book of Middle English

British & Irish

Wiley/Blackwell

Reading Middle English Literature

This introduction provides the guidance that modern readers need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England. 
<ul>
<li>An introduction to English literature written in the four centuries following the Norman Conquest. 
</li> <li>Written by the well-known medievalist, Thorlac Turville-Petre. 
</li> <li>Demonstrates that Middle English literature is more accessible than is often supposed. 
</li> <li>Provides readers with the guidance they need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England. 
</li> <li>Designed to be used alongside A Book of Middle English, (Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2005).</li> </ul>

Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle Ages: An Anthology (Routledge Medieval English Texts)

The alliterative tradition is one of the most significant in medieval English poetry. This collections meets a longstanding need in presenting a number of little-known Middle English alliterative poems that have been overshadowed by the three masterpieces Pearl, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Piers Plowman. It illustrates the great range and variety of alliterative verse, both rhymed and unrhymed. The poems range from descriptions of armies on the march, bloody battles, and dramatic storms, to quieter scenes--the silent stalking of a deer, a dream of goddesses. Whatever the subject--social and political satire, theological controversy, moral admonition--it is always given a lively and interesting setting, inviting us, in the words of The Parlement of the Thre Ages 'riche romance to rede and rekken the sothe off kempes and of conquerours'. The texts have been newly edited taking account of all the manuscripts, and are provided with full annotation, introductions, select bibliography, and a detailed glossary. Thorlac Turville-Petre is a Lecturer in English at the University of Nottingham. CONTENTS: The Harley Lyrics (selections) Wynnere and Wastoure The Parlement of the Thre Ages St Erkenwald A Pistel of Susan Somer Soneday The Three Dead Kings The Siege of Jerusalem (extract) John Clerk: The Destruction of Troy (extract) The Wars of Alexander (extract)

Poetry

Catholic Univ of Amer Pr

The revival of alliterative poetry in the fourteenth century, which culminated in the major masterpieces of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Piers Plowman, poses many problems for the historians of literature. As a result, the poems have tended to be studied in isolation, and their poetic context and use of an established tradition have been largely ignored. This book assesses the alliterative revival as a poetic movement, and restores the poems to their literary context. In particular, it offers an evaluation of the obscure origins of the revival, and on the type of audience for whom the poems were intended.

The Alliterative Revival

Arts & Photography

D.S.Brewer

The alliterative revival

Rowman Littlefield

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