John Skelton (c.1460-1529) wrote poetry and some prose, in Latin and English, for almost forty years, circulating his work through manuscript copies and the new medium of print. He was both a priest a
In some of the 16 essays, 11 reprinted, Scattergood, (Medieval and Renaissance English, Trinity College, Dublin) discusses how manuscript books were made, who commissioned them, who made them, who own
In 1974, in an introduction to Ben Jonson's poetry, Thom Gunn wrote: "all poetry is occasional: whether the occasion is an external event like a birthday or a declaration of war, whether it is an occa
John Scattergood's 'The Complete English Poems of John Skelton', originally published in 1983 and long out of print, was the leading academic edition with comprehensive notes. Students are currently l
John Scattergood's 'The Complete English Poems of John Skelton' has long been out of print. This new edition brings together the poems, and much of the Latin paratexts, along with an entirely new intr
John Skelton is a central literary figure and the leading poet during the first thirty years of Tudor rule. Nevertheless, he remains challenging and even contradictory for modern audiences. This book
Irish and English scholars of Italian culture present 15 essays that consider broadly how Italian culture, particularly Italian literary culture, has interacted with other cultures and with itself. A
