Modern English
Broken English
The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Paula Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars - the dialects of early modern English - in both linguistic and literary works of the period.
An Introduction to Early Modern English
This is a comprehensive introduction to a key period in the development of English.
The Odyssey of Homer
"The best living translator of Greek poetry into English is Richmond Lattimore, . This is the best Odyssey in modern English." --Gilbert Highet The most eloquent translation of Homer's Odyssey into modern English.
Survey of Modern English
A comprehensive, scholarly and systematic review of modern English in one volume. It presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender and ethnic variations.
The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature
The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature narrates the history of English literature written in Britain between the Reformation and the Restoration.
Middle English Poetry in Modern Verse
This rich and lively anthology offers a broad selection of Middle English poetry from about 1200 to 1500 C.E.