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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009394703321

Autore

Deskis Susan E.

Titolo

Alliterative Proverbs in Medieval England : Language Choice and Literary Meaning / / Susan E. Deskis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbus, [Ohio] : , : The Ohio State University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8142-7417-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 pages)

Disciplina

398.9/219

Soggetti

English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism

Alliteration

Proverbs, English - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Alliterative proverbs in time -- Alliterative proverbs in didactic texts -- Alliterative proverbs in romance, lyric, and drama -- Summary and suggestions.

Sommario/riassunto

Medieval England's specific political and linguistic history encompasses a great number of significant changes, some of the most disruptive of which were occasioned by the Norman Conquest.