The flourishing of romance and the rise of allegory / by George Saintsbury.

Author/creator Saintsbury, George
Format Microform
Publication InfoEdinburgh ; London : William Blackwood, 1897.
Descriptionxvii, 429 pages ; 20 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPeriods of European literature ; 2
Library of English literature ; LEL 10956. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents The function of Latin -- Chansons de geste -- The matter of Britain -- Antiquity in romance -- The making of English and the settlement of European prosody -- Middle High German poetry -- The 'Fox,' the 'Rose,' and the minor contributions of France -- Icelandic and Provencal -- The literature of the peninsulas -- Conclusion.
General noteHalf-title: The twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
General noteIncludes table of contents and index.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1970. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English Literature ; LEL 10956)