French lessons in late-medieval England : the liber donati and commune parlance / edited and translated by Rory G. Critten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Critten, Rory G., editor.

Series:

Foundations - ARC Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French language--Study and teaching--English speakers.

French language.

French language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2023.

Summary:

French Lessons in Late-Medieval England presents two fifteenth-century manuals designed to support facility in French among the English, the Liber donati and Commune parlance. These texts treat the grammar, lexis, and orthography of French as well as compiling a selection of entertaining dialogues that model the language in action. Together, they paint a vivid picture of the kinds of French that English learners might desire to wield and of the high levels of fluency that they could achieve. Critten's comprehensive introduction discusses his materials' relevance both for histories of language education and for recent reassessments of the longevity of French in medieval England. His pairing of first-time modern-English translations with facing-page original text makes these fascinating works newly available for a twenty-first-century audience.

Contents:

Series Editors' Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction, incl. Further Reading, and Using this Volume

Liber donati

Commune parlance

Commentary and Notes

Textual Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

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OCLC:

1402816955