A Companion to Medieval Poetry (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)

Author(s): Corinne Saunders

Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

A Companion to Medieval Poetry presents a series of original essays from leading literary scholars that explore English poetry from the Anglo-Saxon period up to the 15th century.

• Organised into three parts to echo the chronological and stylistic divisions between the Anglo-Saxon, Middle English and Post-Chaucerian periods, each section is introduced with contextual essays, providing a valuable introduction to the society and culture of the time
• Combines a general discussion of genres of medieval poetry, with specific consideration of texts and authors, including Beowulf , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Chaucer, Gower and Langland
• Features original essays by eminent scholars, including Andy Orchard, Carl Schmidt, Douglas Gray, and Barry Windeatt,  who present a range of theoretical, historical, and cultural approaches to reading medieval poetry, as well as offering close analysis of individual texts and traditions