This concise companion examines contexts that are essential to understanding and interpreting writing in English produced in the period between approximately 11

A comprehensive and wide-ranging account of the interrelationship between law and literature in Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Tudor England.

This essential Middle English textbook, now in its third edition, introduces students to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400.

From Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and f