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R. M. Wilson.
The Lost Literature of Medieval England; second edition.
Published London: Methuen, 1972 (hardback was 1970; original edn. was 1952).
Series: University Paperbacks, no. 444.
SBN: 416184103.
Binding: paperback, stitch bound.
Printed in the UK by Butler & Tanner.
Size: 139x215x16mm.
Page count: xiv,261pp.
Main language: English; quotations given without translation.
Overall condition fair: this copy shows some moisture damage to the base of the book throughout, now dried out, but leaving the covers and pages wrinkled, with some light staining to the edges; the covers have the usual general wear — scuffs, scratches & rubbing — and the spine has some light creasing with its backstrip starting to peel at the top; text appears to be free of marking.

This item £12.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 379g.

How to order this book

Assesses the evidence for lost literary works from the medieval period.

Contents: Heroic legend; Historical narrative; Christian epic; Old English prose; Saints’ lives; Romance; Short narrative; Religious & didactic literature; Lyrical poetry; Political & satirical poetry; Drama.

Notes: at foot of page
Tables: no
Illustrations: no
Maps & plans: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: no
Index: yes

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