England the Nation Language, Literature, and National Identity, 1290-1340 |
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| Author:
| Turville-Petre, Thorlac |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-812279-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 1996 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $230.00 |
Book Description:
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The first book to pay detailed attention to the earlier fourteenth century in England as a literary period in its own right, England the Nation surveys the wide range of writings by the generation before Chaucer, and explores how these writers expressed their concepts of England as a nation, and how they exploited the association between nation, people, and language. The study forms a significant contribution to current debates about nationalism.
The first book to pay detailed attention to the earlier fourteenth century in England as a literary period in its own right, England the Nation surveys the wide range of writings by the generation before Chaucer, and explores how these writers expressed their concepts of England as a nation, and how they exploited the association between nation, people, and language. The study forms a significant contribution to current debates about nationalism.