French Lessons in Late-Medieval England

The Liber Donati and Commune Parlance
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-64189-421-0
Verlag: ARC Humanities Press

Buch, Englisch, Französisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 861 mm x 817 mm, Gewicht: 666 g

French Lessons in Late-Medieval England presents two fifteenth-century manuals designed to support facility in French among the English, the Liber donati and Commune parlance. These texts treat the grammar, lexis, and orthography of French as well as compiling a selection of entertaining dialogues that model the language in action. Together, they paint a vivid picture of the kinds of French that English learners might desire to wield and of the high levels of fluency that they could achieve. Critten's comprehensive introduction discusses his materials' relevance both for histories of language education and for recent reassessments of the longevity of French in medieval England. His pairing of first-time modern-English translations with facing-page original text makes these fascinating works newly available for a twenty-first-century audience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Critten, Rory G

Weitere Mitwirkende

Critten, Rory G.

Critten, Rory G

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editors’ Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction, incl. Further Reading, and Using this Volume

Liber donati

Commune parlance

Commentary and Notes

Textual Notes

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Critten, Rory G.
Rory G. Critten teaches medieval literature in the English Department at the University of Lausanne. His recent publications treat French teaching in medieval England, medieval English multilingualism, and the cultural history of the medieval home.