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Arthurian Romance
This witty and accessible book traces the history of Arthurian romance from medieval to modern times, explaining its enduring appeal. Traces the history of Arthurian romance from …
The Medieval Book and a Modern Collector
New research into medieval English literature, with a particular focus on manuscripts and writing. This acclaimed study of English medieval manuscripts and early printed books - …
Middle English Prose
Originally published in 1981, Middle English Prose is an edited collection providing an index of research and scholarship on Middle English prose. The book is split into specific …
Old English and Middle English Poetry
Originally published in 1977, Old English and Middle English Poetry provides a historical approach to English poetry. The book examines the conditions out of which poetry grew and …
Rebels and Rivals
Strife occurs everywhere among characters in The Canterbury Tales, in the stories as well as the links between them. Characters seem always ready to dispute, contradict, declaim, …
Makers and Users of Medieval Books
Essays exploring different aspects of late medieval and early modern manuscript and book culture. Late medieval manuscripts and early modern print history form the focus of this …
Gower and Lydgate
John Gower (c.1330-1408) and John Lydgate (c.1370-c.1449) were poets. In this 1969 comparative study, Derek Pearsall explores the life and work of these two writers, assessing …
The Transmission of Medieval Romance
The genre of medieval romance examined through the lens of their physical and their metrical forms. Romances were immensely popular with medieval readers, as evidenced by their …
The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer
This important new critical biography traces in carefully considered detail what is known of Geoffrey Chaucer's personal life while exploring the fascinating relationship between …
A Descriptive Catalogue of the English Manuscripts of John Gower's Confessio Amantis
Winner of the 2022 John Hurt Fisher Award from the John Gower Society First comprehensive catalogue of the manuscripts of one of the most important medieval works, with full …
Scribal Cultures in Late Medieval England
Essays bringing out the richness and vibrancy of pre-modern textual culture in all its variety.Linne R. Mooney, Emeritus Professor of Palaeography at the University of York, has …
Makers and Users of Medieval Books
Essays exploring different aspects of late medieval and early modern manuscript and book culture.Late medieval manuscripts and early modern print history form the focus of this …