Pengarang: Julia Boffey

This collection of fourteen original essays by leading authorities offers, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the significant authors and important aspects of fifteenth-century English p …

A collection attesting to the richness and lasting appeal of these short forms of Middle English verse. The body of short Middle English poems conventionally known as lyrics is characterized by w …

This modernized extract from The Great Chronicle of London covers the reign of England’s first Tudor king, Henry VII (1485-1509). It gives an eye-witness account of events in London, and of news from …

First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early printed book, and the issues associated with it. The history of the book is now recognized as a field of central importance for …

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 …

Introduces Skelton and his work to readers unfamiliar with the poet, gathers together the vibrant strands of existing research, and opens up new avenues for future studies. John Skelton is a cent …

New approaches to the everlasting malleability and transformation of medieval romance. The essays here reconsider the protean nature of Middle English romance. The contributors examine both the c …

The significance of the works of Alain Chartier in the development of European literature. Chartier in Europe is the first sustained enquiry into the distinctive influence of the fifteenth-centu …

The questions of fame and reputation are central to Chaucer’s writings; the essays here discuss their various treatments and manifestations. Fama, or fame, is a central concern of late medieval …

Essays considering the relationship between Gower’s texts and the physical ways in which they were first manifested. The media in which Gower’s works were first transmitted, whether in print of m …

This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW The focus of this volume may be summed up as ‘The Word’. Its es …

First entire collection centred on Chaucer’s Book of the Duchess, making a compelling case for its importance and value. The Book of the Duchess, Chaucer’s first major poem, is foundational for …

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Comprehensive survey of the Middle English lyric, one of the most important forms of medieval literature. Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award The Middle English lyric occupies …

Groundbreaking surveys of the complex interrelationship between the languages of English and French in medieval Britain. With co-editors: CAROLYN COLLETTE, MARYANNE KOWALESKI, LINNE MOONEY, AD PU …

New essays examining Bohemia as a key European context for understanding Chaucer’s poetry. Chaucer never went to Bohemia but Bohemia came to him when, in 1382, King Richard II of England married …

The Oxford History of Poetry in English is designed to offer a fresh, multi-voiced, and comprehensive analysis of ‘poetry’: from Anglo-Saxon culture through contemporary British, Irish, American, and …

The Oxford History of Poetry in English is designed to offer a fresh, multi-voiced, and comprehensive analysis of ‘poetry’: from Anglo-Saxon culture through contemporary British, Irish, American, and …

New essays examining Bohemia as a key European context for understanding Chaucer’s poetry.Chaucer never went to Bohemia but Bohemia came to him when, in 1382, King Richard II of England married Anne, …

Essays about the creation, circulation, and collection of medieval manuscripts. The essays collected here celebrate the work of Barbara Shailor, the distinguished scholar of medieval manuscript …

Essays about the creation, circulation, and collection of medieval manuscripts.The essays collected here celebrate the work of Barbara Shailor, the distinguished scholar of medieval manuscripts. They …