John Trevisa's Information Age: Knowledge and the Pursuit of Literature, C. 1400
- ISBN-10
- 0192896903
- ISBN-13
- 9780192896902
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-20
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Emily Steiner
Description
Explores reference books in the medieval period including informational texts, encyclopedias, histories, and manuals, with particular attention to John Trevisa's translations and how these influenced the form and development of vernacular English literature.
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