A bibliography of studies of individual Middle English words and groups of words offering evidence for word meanings.Although detailed and full bibliographies exist for Old...
Essays on Milton's developing ideas on liberty, and his republicanism, as expressed in his writings over his lifetime.In his Second Defence of the English People...
MEDIUM AEVUM says of Heaven Singing, the general discussion of the subject from which the present volume follows on with examination of the individual plays:...
Survey of the relationship between music and literature in 14c France, Italy and Britain, with appendix of all songs attributed to Chaucer.An absorbing survey... He...
Seven original essays on the theory, practice and future of editing Old English verse.Questions of the theory, practice and future of editing Old English verse...
An invigorating annual for those who are interested in medieval textual cultures and open to ways in which diverse postmodern methodologies may be applied to...
A welcome resource...a significant corpus of Arthuriana [which] will appeal to a wide readership of medievalists. SAGABOOK OF THE VIKING SOCIETYAvailable for the first time...
Metrical study of Old English poetry drawing on database of almost half the surviving corpus a uniquely extensive sample.The primary aim of this study is...
Dr Garde questions modern interpretations of the nature and purpose of Old English religious poetry.In this doctrinal appraisal Dr Garde contends that English religious poetry...
Bibliography of writing on translations by Alfred and others for his programme of educational reform.The earliest extensive body of English prosewriting dates from the reign...
Text, with English translation in two formats, of all the Old Norse poetry attributed to women skldkonur.The rich and compelling corpus of Old Norse poetry...
The meaning of pilgrimage and its development over 800 years, reflected in contemporary writings.Pilgrims are so frequently encountered in the pages of Middle English literature...
Compiled with great care, cautious in its claims and rich with suggestions for further scholarship; will be of great value to lexicographers and all students...
Articles on the historical, social and political realities of postcolonialism as expressed in contemporary writing.Contemporary postcolonial studies represent a controversial area of debate. This collection...
Classic essays on English literature, written in the late Professor Derek Brewer's characteristically lively and accessible manner.Derek Brewer, here on the brink of his long...
An examination of the recreation of Renaissance staging traditions in modern performances.Provocative, very readable, and extremely widely researched; it will be an important intervention in...
Essays examining both the theory and practice of medieval translation.Engaging and informative to read, challenging in its assertions, and provocative in the best way, inviting...
The revival of interest in Arthurian legend in the 19th century was a remarkable phenomenon, apparently at odds with the spirit of the age. Tennyson...
The revival of interest in Arthurian legend in the 19th century was a remarkable phenomenon, apparently at odds with the spirit of the age. Tennyson...
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Selection of the works of Hrotsvit, the firstknown woman dramatist, containing legends, dramas, and epics.Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (c.935 c.975), almost certainly of noble Saxon parentage,...
The essays in this volume, from the 1992 J.A.W. Bennett Symposium, explore varied aspects of the interpretation of texts in middle English literature, and, in...
There is fairly general agreement that the modern reader's appreciation of Chaucer's writings can be enhanced by providing the reader with guides to Chaucerian background'...
The sermons of John Donne are seen to embody the tensions and pressure on public religious discourse 1621 25.This book considers the professional contribution of...
An examination of the subject of 'fame' in Lydgate, showing it as central to his work.John Lydgate is arguably the most significant poet of fifteenthcentury...
Despite the strange and distant nature of her life and subjectmatter, the works of Julian of Norwich remain immediate and compelling. Her Revelations are recorded...
Despite the strange and distant nature of her life and subjectmatter, the works of Julian of Norwich remain immediate and compelling. Her Revelations are recorded...
Renee Curtis's threevolume critical edition of the Prose Tristan is the only edition of this very important medieval work ever published; until the first volume...
Complete Malory articles by leading Malory scholar on issues relating to the text and sources of the Morte Darthur.During the last thirty years, the study...
New critical edition of complete work of 12c Occitanian troubadour Marcabru, crucial figure in development of European courtly lyric.One of the earliest troubadours, Marcabru was...
A fresh reading of Marvell's most important works, exploring the variety and complexity of his approaches to contemporary religious and political events.Andrew Marvell's celebrated poetic...
Historicist readings of the politics and ethics exhibited in a range of medieval texts including Chaucer, Malory and the York Corpus Christi plays.Critical historicist readings...
Evidence for medieval thinking about marriage, drawn from a number of literary texts.This book uses literary texts to trace the development of medieval thinking about...
Evidence for medieval thinking about marriage, drawn from a number of literary texts.This book uses literary texts to trace the development of medieval thinking about...
The significance of Old French hagiography in current theoretical debates in medieval studies and the humanities.Contending that the study of hagiography is significant both for...
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