Майкл Александр
A History of English Literature
MICHAEL ALEXANDER
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Contents
Acknowledgements
The harvest of literacy
Preface
Further reading
Abbreviations
2 Middle English Literature: 1066-1500
Introduction
The new writing
Literary history
Handwriting and printing
The impact of French
Scribal practice
Priorities
Dialect and language change
Literary consciousness
Language change