Documentary Culture and the Making of Medieval English Literature
| Author | : Emily Steiner |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2003-05-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521824842 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521824842 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (842 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Documentary Culture and the Making of Medieval English Literature by : Emily Steiner
Download or read book Documentary Culture and the Making of Medieval English Literature written by Emily Steiner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-29 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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