The Language of Middle English Literature
- Author / Editor
- Burnley, David,and Matsuji Tajima.
The Language of Middle English Literature
- Published
- Woodbridge, Suffolk; and Rochester, N.Y.: D. S. Brewer, 1994.
- Series
- Annotated Bibliographies of Old and Middle English Literature, no. 1.
- Description
- An annotated bibliography of 1,335 studies, arranged chronologically (1865-1900) within three broad categories: Early Middle English, Later Middle English, and dissertations. Includes studies in which "linguistic description has been used to cast light upon the function of language for literary effect."
- Annotations range from a brief sentence to lengthy paragraphs. Excludes studies that pertain primarily to Chaucer, but the subject index lists thirty-seven items in which Chaucer's works are a significant concern. Also includes a descriptive introduction and an author index.
- Contributor
- Tajima, Matsuji.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Bibliographies, Reports, and Reference.