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The style of John Wyclif's English sermons / Peggy Ann Knapp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knapp, Peggy Ann, author.
- Series:
- De proprietatibus litterarum. Series practica ; 16.
- De Proprietatibus Litterarum. Series Practica
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wycliffe, John, -1384--Literary style.
- Wycliffe, John.
- Preaching--England--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Preaching.
- English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Style.
- English language.
- Sermons, Medieval--England--History and criticism.
- Sermons, Medieval.
- Sermons, English (Middle)--History and criticism.
- Sermons, English (Middle).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (116 pages) : diagrams
- Edition:
- Reprint 2012
- Place of Publication:
- The Hague : Mouton, 1977.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Context: Fourteenth-Century Prose
- 3. The Purpose: Wyclif's Views on Preaching
- 4. The Translations: The Sermon Texts and the Wycliffite Bible
- 5. The Words: Diction, Allusion and Irony
- 6. The Structures: The Sermon and the Sentence
- 7. The Mysti Wits: Allegory and Metaphor
- 8. The Medieval Mind: Scholasticism and Folklore
- 9. Conclusion
- Appendix A. On þe Firste Friday aftir Octave of Τwelfþe Day
- Appendix B: Table of Sentence Lengths
- Appendix C
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783111344393
- 3111344398
- OCLC:
- 922946474
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