In new readings of medieval language attitudes and identities, this book concludes that multilingualism informed masculinist discourses, which were aligned against the vernacular sentiment traditionally attributed to Langland and Chaucer.
ISBN: | 9780230602977 |
Publication date: | 1st February 2010 |
Author: | Mary Catherine Davidson |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 211 pages |
Series: | The New Middle Ages |
Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Bilingualism and multilingualism Literature: history and criticism |