The Middle Ages After the Middle Ages in the English-Speaking World

The eleven essays in this volume are studies of specific instances of the influence and impact of the middle ages on Western life and culture from the sixteenth century to the present day. They cover a wide range of topics -literature stylistics lexicography art the cinema philosophy history and myth-making oral traditions feminist issues - and reflect the enduring influence of the middle ages on European art and life. Dr MARIE-FRANÇOISE ALAMICHEL is lecturer in English at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne; the late DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English University of Cambridge. Contributors: CLAIRE VIAL DERICK S. THOMSON KEES DEKKER ERIC G. STANLEY FLORENCE BOURGNE RENATE HAAS DEREK BREWER LAURA KENDRICK RENÉ GALLET JAMES NOBLE SANDRA GORGIEVSKI.