Writing Gender and Genre in Medieval Literature: Approaches to Old and Middle English Texts

Name: Writing Gender and Genre in Medieval Literature: Approaches to Old and Middle English Texts
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Medievalists demonstrate how a focus on gender can transform an approach to literary texts and genres.

English Literary Criticism: The Medieval Phase
By John William Hey Atkins
The old romances , the works of Langland and the West Midland poet , the contemporary ballads and lyrics , all alike escape their notice . And significant in this connexion is Hawes's condemnation of light fables and ' balads of fervent ...