The History Of Early English

Author : Keith Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317636069

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The History of Early English provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from its beginnings until the end of the Early Modern English period. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the fascinating evolution of this language rather than simply reading about it. The History of Early English: Provides a comprehensive introduction to early, middle and early modern English; Introduces each language period with a text from writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare, accompanied by a series of guiding questions and commentaries that will engage readers and give them a flavour of the language of the time; Features a range of activities that include discussion points, questions, online tasks and preparatory activities that seamlessly take the reader from one chapter to the next; Is supported by a companion website featuring audio files, further activities and links to online material. Written by an experienced teacher and author, this book is the essential course textbook for any module on the history of English.

Author : John D. Cox,David Scott Kastan
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0231102437

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A New History of Early English Drama by John D. Cox,David Scott Kastan Pdf

Twenty-six original essays by leading theorists and historians of the pre-seventeenth-century English stage chart a paradigmatic shift within the field. In contrast to the traditional emphasis on individual authors, the contributors to this storehouse of new historical information and critical insight explore the place of the stage within the larger society, as well as issues of performance and physical space, providing an innovative approach to both literary studies and cultural history.

Author : Keith Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317636076

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The History of Early English by Keith Johnson Pdf

The History of Early English provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from its beginnings until the end of the Early Modern English period. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the fascinating evolution of this language rather than simply reading about it. The History of Early English: Provides a comprehensive introduction to early, middle and early modern English; Introduces each language period with a text from writers such as Chaucer and Shakespeare, accompanied by a series of guiding questions and commentaries that will engage readers and give them a flavour of the language of the time; Features a range of activities that include discussion points, questions, online tasks and preparatory activities that seamlessly take the reader from one chapter to the next; Is supported by a companion website featuring audio files, further activities and links to online material. Written by an experienced teacher and author, this book is the essential course textbook for any module on the history of English.

Author : William E. Engel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780429628207

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The Printer as Author in Early Modern English Book History by William E. Engel Pdf

This is the first book to demonstrate how mnemotechnic cultural commonplaces can be used to account for the look, style, and authorized content of some of the most influential books produced in early modern Britain. In his hybrid role as stationer, publisher, entrepreneur, and author, John Day, master printer of England’s Reformation, produced the premier navigation handbook, state-approved catechism and metrical psalms, Book of Martyrs, England’s first printed emblem book, and Queen Elizabeth’s Prayer Book. By virtue of finely honed book trade skills, dogged commitment to evangelical nation-building, and astute business acumen (including going after those who infringed his privileges), Day mobilized the typographical imaginary to establish what amounts to—and still remains—a potent and viable Protestant Memory Art.

Author : Scott Shay
Publisher : Wardja Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780615168173

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The History of English by Scott Shay Pdf

The History of English: A Linguistic Introduction is for anyone interested in the history of the English language. While leading the reader through the pre-history of English, through Germanic times, Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English, the book also introduces the reader to concepts in theoretical and historical linguistics. It includes authentic texts from each period of the language, from Beowulf to the King James Bible. This book is a great introduction to the field of linguistics for anyone interested in language!

Author : David Loewenstein,Janel M. Mueller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521631564

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The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature by David Loewenstein,Janel M. Mueller Pdf

Now available in paperback, this is the first full-scale history of early modern English literature in nearly a century. It offers new perspectives on English literature produced in Britain between the Reformation and the Restoration. While providing the general coverage and specific information expected of a major history, its twenty-six chapters address recent methodological and interpretive developments in English literary studies. The book has five sections: Modes and Means of Literary Production, Circulation, and Reception , The Tudor Era from the Reformation to Elizabeth I , The Era of Elizabeth and James VI , The Earlier Stuart Era , and The Civil War and Commonwealth Era . While England is the principal focus, literary production in Scotland, Ireland and Wales is treated, as are other subjects less frequently examined in previous histories, including women s writings and the literature of the English Reformation and Revolution. This innovatively-designed history is an essential resource for specialists and students.

Author : Stopford Augustus Brooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : English literature
ISBN : HARVARD:HWJ99P

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The History of Early English Literature by Stopford Augustus Brooke Pdf

Author : Simon Horobin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137040510

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Studying the History of Early English by Simon Horobin Pdf

All living languages are subject to change, and in this highly accessible handbook, Simon Horobin shows the importance of thinking about why, as well as how, language changes over time. Studying the History of Early English introduces students to the theories and methodologies that underpin the historical study of English. Drawing on a wealth of approaches, textual, historical and sociolinguistic, Horobin provides detailed explanations of key developments in the history of English, in spelling, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary and introduces students to the various ways in which scholars have attempted to explain these changes Lively and original, Studying the History of Early English: - Equips students with key analytical tools and methods for the historical study of English - Includes practical information on gathering evidence and provides a wealth of worked-through textual examples - Contains suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter - Employs a methodological, rather than chronological approach, with each chapter designed to address a specific topic and consider its relevance to the three major periods in the history of English: Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English Perspectives on the English Language is an innovative series of textbooks for the English language student, together forming a wide-ranging course for undergraduate students of English. The basis of the series is a 'core' of three books which together lay the foundations for further study. A set of higher level textbooks builds on these core books by bringing together the latest thinking in a range of topics in English language. Clearly set out and including relevant exercises and questions, they make both the foundations of language and the latest research accessible to a student audience. Series Editors: Lesley Jeffries and Dan McIntyre.

Author : Robert Bucholz,Newton Key
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118697252

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Early Modern England 1485-1714 by Robert Bucholz,Newton Key Pdf

The second edition of this bestselling narrative history has been revised and expanded to reflect recent scholarship. The book traces the transformation of England during the Tudor-Stuart period, from feudal European state to a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth. Written by two leading scholars and experienced teachers of the subject, assuming no prior knowledge of British history Provides student aids such as maps, illustrations, genealogies, and glossary This edition reflects recent scholarship on Henry VIII and the Civil War Extends coverage of the Reformations, the Rump and Barebone's Parliament, Cromwellian settlement of Ireland, and the European, Scottish, and Irish contexts of the Restoration and Revolution of 1688-9 Includes a new section on women’s roles and the historiography of women and gender Click here for more discussion and debate on the authors’ blogspot: http://earlymodernengland.blogspot.com/ [Wiley disclaims all responsibility and liability for the content of any third-party websites that can be linked to from this website. Users assume sole responsibility for accessing third-party websites and the use of any content appearing on such websites. Any views expressed in such websites are the views of the authors of the content appearing on those websites and not the views of Wiley or its affiliates, nor do they in any way represent an endorsement by Wiley or its affiliates.]

Author : Thomas R. Lounsbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:HWP9AZ

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History of the English Language by Thomas R. Lounsbury Pdf

Author : Newton Key,Robert Bucholz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405162760

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Sources and Debates in English History, 1485 - 1714 by Newton Key,Robert Bucholz Pdf

Designed to accompany the survey text Early Modern England: 1485-1714, this updated and expanded Sourcebook brings together an impressive array of Tudor-Stuart documents and illustrations, as well as extensive bibliographies and research and discussion guides. New edition contains 50 new documents, more explanatory text, illustrations, biographical background, and study questions Wide range of documents, from both manuscript and print sources, and from transcripts of private and public life Editorial material introduces students to the critical context; chapter bibliographies and questions allow ready integration into classroom, and research and source analysis assignments. Bibliography of Historians’ Debates with the latest articles and essays Accompanies the survey text Early Modern England: 1485-1714 Click here for more discussion and debate on the authors’ blogspot: http://earlymodernengland.blogspot.com/ [Wiley disclaims all responsibility and liability for the content of any third-party websites that can be linked to from this website. Users assume sole responsibility for accessing third-party websites and the use of any content appearing on such websites. Any views expressed in such websites are the views of the authors of the content appearing on those websites and not the views of Wiley or its affiliates, nor do they in any way represent an endorsement by Wiley or its affiliates.]

Author : Eric Weiskott,Irina Dumitrescu
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110626605

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The Shapes of Early English Poetry by Eric Weiskott,Irina Dumitrescu Pdf

This volume contributes to the study of early English poetics. In these essays, several related approaches and fields of study radiate outward from poetics, including stylistics, literary history, word studies, gender studies, metrics, and textual criticism. By combining and redirecting these traditional scholarly methods, as well as exploring newer ones such as object-oriented ontology and sound studies, these essays demonstrate how poetry responds to its intellectual, literary, and material contexts. The contributors propose to connect the small (syllables, words, and phrases) to the large (histories, emotions, faiths, secrets). In doing so, they attempt to work magic on the texts they consider: turning an ordinary word into something strange and new, or demonstrating texture, difference, and horizontality where previous eyes had perceived only smoothness, sameness, and verticality.

Author : Clare A. Lees
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1206 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781316175095

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The Cambridge History of Early Medieval English Literature by Clare A. Lees Pdf

Informed by multicultural, multidisciplinary perspectives, The Cambridge History of Early Medieval English Literature offers a new exploration of the earliest writing in Britain and Ireland, from the end of the Roman Empire to the mid-twelfth century. Beginning with an account of writing itself, as well as of scripts and manuscript art, subsequent chapters examine the earliest texts from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the tremendous breadth of Anglo-Latin literature. Chapters on English learning and literature in the ninth century and the later formation of English poetry and prose also convey the profound cultural confidence of the period. Providing a discussion of essential texts, including Beowulf and the writings of Bede, this History captures the sheer inventiveness and vitality of early medieval literary culture through topics as diverse as the literature of English law, liturgical and devotional writing, the workings of science and the history of women's writing.

Author : Stopford A. Brooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 333773880X

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The History of Early English Literature by Stopford A. Brooke Pdf

Author : Christian Mair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139459624

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Twentieth-Century English by Christian Mair Pdf

Standard English has evolved and developed in many ways over the past hundred years. From pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar, this concise survey clearly documents the recent history of Standard English. Drawing on large amounts of authentic corpus data, it shows how we can track ongoing changes to the language, and demonstrates each of the major developments that have taken place. As well as taking insights from a vast body of literature, Christian Mair presents the results of his own cutting-edge research, revealing some important changes which have not been previously documented. He concludes by exploring how social and cultural factors, such as the American influence on British English, have affected Standard English in recent times. Authoritative, informative and engaging, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in language change in progress, particularly those working on English, and will be welcomed by students, researchers and language teachers alike.