Studies in English language and literature : 'doubt wisely' : papers in honour of E.G. Stanley / edited by M.J. Toswell and E.M. Tyler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stanley, Eric Gerald.

Toswell, M. J.

Tyler, E. M. (Elizabeth M.), 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English philology--Old English, ca. 450-1100.

English philology.

English philology--Old English.

English philology--Middle English, 1100-1500.

English philology--Middle English.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xiii, 545 pages : portrait ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 1996.

Summary:

This collection of 29 papers is in honor of E. G. Stanley. Written by scholars he has supervised within the last 20 years, the essays gathered here illustrate the advantages of following John Donne's axiom "doubt wisely." The primary focus of the collection is on the close reading of words in their immediate context. Contributors provide new analyses of such difficult but rewarding fields as Old English meter and syntax, "Beowulf," the origins and development of standard English, Middle English poetry and prose and the post-medieval receptions of medieval works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415138485

OCLC:

187457257