Documentary Culture and the Making of Medieval English Literature |
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| Author:
| Steiner, Emily |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-11053-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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Emily Steiner describes the rich intersections between legal documents and English literature in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. She argues that documentary culture (including charters, testaments, patents and seals) enabled writers to think in new ways about the conditions of textual production in late medieval England.
Emily Steiner describes the rich intersections between legal documents and English literature in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. She argues that documentary culture (including charters, testaments, patents and seals) enabled writers to think in new ways about the conditions of textual production in late medieval England.