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The French of Medieval England: Essays in Honour of Jocelyn Wogan-Browne
Thelma Fenster
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Hardback. Essays on the complexity of multilingualism in medieval England. Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Professor Jocelyn Wogan-Browne's scholarship on the French of England - a term she indeed coined for the mix of linguistic, cultural, and political elements unique to the pluri-lingual situation of medieval England - is of immense importance to the field. The essays in this volume extend, honour and complement her path-breaking work. They consider exchanges between England and other parts of Britain, analysing how communication was effected where languages differed, and probe cross-Channel relations from a new perspective. They also examine the play of features within single manuscripts, and with manuscripts in conversation with each other. And they discuss the ... Read more
Professor Jocelyn Wogan-Browne's scholarship on the French of England - a term she indeed coined for the mix of linguistic, cultural, and political elements unique to the pluri-lingual situation of medieval England - is of immense importance to the field. The essays in this volume extend, honour and complement her path-breaking work. They consider exchanges between England and other parts of Britain, analysing how communication was effected where languages differed, and probe cross-Channel relations from a new perspective. They also examine the play of features within single manuscripts, and with manuscripts in conversation with each other. And they discuss the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844594
SKU
V9781843844594
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Reviews for The French of Medieval England: Essays in Honour of Jocelyn Wogan-Browne
It is in countless ways an impressive volume. HISTORY [W. Chester Jordan] [A]n indispensable resource for the study of both the 'French of England' and the culture of medieval Britain more broadly. FRENCH STUDIES As the editors write in their introduction (and Felicity Riddy in her foreword), Jocelyn's work has been trailblazing, ... Read more