Textual Criticism and Middle English Texts |
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Author:
| Machan, Tim William |
ISBN: | 978-0-8139-1508-1 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1994 |
Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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This text examines the textual and cultural factors that distinctively characterise Middle English and reveals the role these factors play in the editing and interpretation of these works. It shows how and why humanist textual criticism is inappropriate for Middle English texts.
This text examines the textual and cultural factors that distinctively characterise Middle English and reveals the role these factors play in the editing and interpretation of these works. It shows how and why humanist textual criticism is inappropriate for Middle English texts.