Calin explores the 20th-century renaissance of literature in the minority languages of Scots, Breton, and Occitan, and demonstrates that all three literatures have evolved in a like manner, repudiating their romantic folk heritage.
The Humanist Critics is a very engaging work, full of insights on critics that are due for a re-reading. Eminently readable, William Calin's book is timely and original in its treatment of the relationship between humanism and contemporary literary studies.'-Francesco G. Loriggio
The Humanist Critics is a very engaging work, full of insights on critics that are due for a re-reading. Eminently readable, William Calin's book is timely and original in its treatment of the relationship between humanism and contemporary literary studies.'-Francesco G. Loriggio
This collection is the first full-length literary study on Machaut, France's leading poet and musician of the 14th century. Machaut's narrative poems, called dits, have only been lightly studied. Here, author William Calin examines the works for their intrinsic merit and for their historical importance in influencing many writers, most notably Chaucer.