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Morton W. Bloomfield (1913–1987)

Author of A linguistic introduction to the history of English

16+ Works 125 Members

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Includes the names: Morton Bloomfield, Morton W. Bloomfield, Morton W. Bloomfield ed.

Works by Morton W. Bloomfield

A linguistic introduction to the history of English (1979) 28 copies

Great Plays Sophocles to Brecht (1966) 15 copies

Great Plays: Sophocles to Albee (1975) 13 copies

Piers Plowman As a 14th Century Apocalypse (1962) 12 copies

The Role of the Poet in Early Societies (1992) 11 copies

Seven Deadly Sins : An Introduction to the History of a Religious Concept, with Special Reference to Medieval English Literature (1967) 10 copies

Allegory, Myth, and Symbol (1981) 9 copies

Ten Plays: An Introduction to Drama (1951) 6 copies

Form and Idea (1955) 5 copies

Essays and Explorations: Studies in Ideas, Language, and Literature (1970) 4 copies

A theory of Middle English alliterative meter : with critical applications (1977) 3 copies

Incipits of Latin works on the virtues and vices, 1100-1500 A.D. : including a section of incipits of works on the Pater noster (1979) 3 copies

The Interpretation of Narrative: Theory and Practice, (1970) 3 copies

Light of Learning: Selected Essays of Morton W. Bloomfield 1970-1986 (1993) 1 copy

Joachim of Flora [a critical survey of his canon, teaching, sources, biography and influence] 1 copy

Interpretation of Narrative: Theory and Practice (1970) 1 copy

Associated Works

An Anthology of Beowulf Criticism (1963) — Contributor — 137 copies

Shakespeare: Aspects of Influence (1976) — Contributor — 11 copies

Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Proceedings of the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies Summer 1975, Vol. 7 (1978) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Legal name: Bloomfield, Morton Wilfred
Birthdate: 1913
Date of death: 1987-04-15
Gender: male
Education: University of Wisconsin (PhD)
University of London
McGill University
Occupations: professor emeritus
Organizations: Harvard University
Nationality: Canada (birth)
USA
Birthplace: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Associated Place (for map): Québec, Canada

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Piers Plowman As a 14th Century Apocalypse (1965)

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Statistics

Works: 16
Also by: 3
Members: 125
Popularity: #160,150
Rating: ½ 3.5

ISBNs: 20
Languages: 2

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