A critical study of the medieval manuscript held in Exeter Cathedral Library popularly known as “The Exeter Book,” The Exeter Anthology is one of the acknowledged treasures of early Englis
This volume brings together a variety of studies, some reprinted, some new; all are devoted to the literate culture of the English later Middle Ages. The studies hover about four foci: normative Engli
This is the first edition of Andreas for 55 years, also the first to present the Anglo-Saxon, or rather Old English, text with a parallel Modern English poetic translation. The book aims not only to p
The catalogue is the first step towards a systematic description of the manuscripts of the Wycliffite Bible, one of the most influential medieval English works. The Bible is the first complete transla
The first complete translation of the Bible into English was produced by the followers of John Wyclif in the last quarter of the fourteenth century; it is known in two versions, very literal and more
The twelfth-century Life of King Edward the Confessor, in Anglo-Norman verse, is here presented in modern English for the first time. Its author, an anonymous Nun of Barking Abbey, offers a many-facet
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
Thomas Hoccleve (c. 1368–1426) is one of the most famous and widely read Middle English poets. In this close textual reading of what many consider to be his most sophisticated work, “Series,” David
This volume presents a history of the English medieval book through a series of examples centered on specific texts and their physical and cultural environments. It offers a sequence of analyses of co
The legacy of medieval Welsh ruler Owain Glyndwr is a contested one, his history and its importance constantly under debate. In this book an international collection of scholars offer a comprehensive
The Battle of Brunanburh, which has been called by many the birthplace of Englishness, is one of the most important conflicts in the history of the West. Yet it is also one of the least understood: fo
The Battle of Brunanburh, which has been called by many the birthplace of Englishness, is one of the most important conflicts in the history of the West. Yet it is also one of the least understood: fo
`This book is a careful and ambitious attempt to cover the whole gamut of Latin and vernacular traditions of The Doctrine of the Hert It deserves considerable credit as a pioneering work in its field
This early thirteenth-century West Midlands guide for women recluses is not only one of the major works of early Middle English prose, but is also a key document for the development of medieval spirit
William Langland’s poem Piers Plowman treats several important aspects of late fourteenth-century life: ideological conflict, social upheaval, and the changing role of religious thought. Vividly encap
This book provides an accessible, concise and intellectually stimulating introduction and guide to one of the richest, most challenging poems of pre-Reformation English. New to the internationally-ren
Simpson’s introductory study is based on the B-text, the most widely read and studied of the three versions of Piers Plowman. Aimed at undergraduates, it is the only truly introductory book on
Love's early-15th-century translation of the pseudo-Bonaventuran Meditationes Vitae Christi was the most important literary version of the life of Christ in English before modern times, says Sargent
The Irish saint may never actually have traveled anywhere, indeed existed at all, but the story of his voyage to magic lands has made it to all corners of Europe. Here are a selection of versions tran
