The French of Medieval England
Download or Read eBook The French of Medieval England PDF written by Thelma S. Fenster and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2017 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Thelma S. Fenster |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781843844594 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1843844591 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The French of Medieval England by : Thelma S. Fenster
Book excerpt: Recent research has emphasised the importance of insular French in medieval English culture alongside English and Latin; for a period of some four hundred years, French (variously labelled the French of England, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-French, and Insular French) rivalled these two languages. The essays here focus on linguistic adaptation and translation in this new multilingual England, where John Gower wrote in Latin while his contemporary Chaucer could break new ground in English.
