Project Gutenberg 2013-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 153 Hall, Joseph 1854 Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2: Notes Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2: Notes" by Joseph Hall is a scholarly publication aimed at students and researchers of early medieval English literature, written in the early 20th century. This volume serves as a companion to the main text, providing detailed notes, phonological and grammatical analyses, and references, all essential for understanding the intricacies of Early Middle English writings. The work encompasses various fragments and selections from the era, enriching the reader's insight into the developments of the English language and literature during this pivotal period. The opening of this notes volume outlines its purpose and structure, emphasizing the need for Unicode support to display some characters properly, as well as detailing the manuscript and editorial history of the included texts. Additionally, it describes a collection of Worcester fragments, highlighting their post-Conquest context, the influence of Latin texts on English literature, and the distinct dialect associated with the works. Hall also introduces the phonological and grammatical characteristics of these texts, suggesting that they reflect the linguistic shifts occurring in English as it transitioned from Old English to Middle English. This thorough introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the early Middle English selections that follow in the main text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 PR Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature 1642359 1642375 2024-09-18T09:38:41.274730 2023-09-19T05:42:28.336640 text/html text/html 1726731 2013-08-24T19:40:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 671041 2013-08-24T19:40:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 742273 2024-09-18T09:39:16.912042 application/epub+zip 763346 2024-09-18T09:38:47.354677 application/epub+zip 750783 2024-09-18T09:38:44.117718 application/epub+zip 1473813 2024-09-18T09:39:34.663942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1168198 2024-09-18T09:39:13.111049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1094358 2022-09-19T20:18:42.931850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1326854 2024-09-18T09:38:33.331751 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1326695 2013-08-24T19:40:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 588311 2013-08-24T19:40:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17194 2024-09-18T09:39:35.081928 application/rdf+xml 24118 2024-09-18T09:38:44.787695 image/jpeg 4737 2024-09-18T09:38:44.473704 image/jpeg 719704 2024-09-18T09:38:41.411716 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog