This collection of original essays by an international group of distinguished medievalists provides a comprehensive introduction to the great work of Sir Thomas Malory, which will be indispensable for
This is the first book-length treatment of the Victorians' fascination with the old north. It explores the ways in which the terms 'Viking' and 'Viking Age', both unknown in 1800, were invented, explo
Malory's Morte Darthur is a canonical and widely-taught text. Recent decades have seen a transformation and expansion of critical approaches in scholarship, as well as significant advances in understa
New Medieval Literatures is an annual of work on medieval textual cultures, aiming to engage with intellectual and cultural pluralism in the Middle Ages and now. Its scope is inclusive of work across
Sir Bevis of Hampton is one of the most widespread and important Middle English romances. This book - the first ever full-length study to be devoted to it - considers it in its historical and literary
Legendary accounts of the Virgin Mary's intercession were widely circulated throughout the middle ages, borrowing heavily, as in hagiography generally, from folktale and other motifs; she is represen
New essays demonstrate Gower's mastery of the three languages of medieval England, and examine the cultural re-definitions which his translations of literary traditions and languages achieved.
Following her vital cataloguing of the surviving 200+ manuscripts of the Historia Regum Britanniein Volume III, Julia Crick has been able in Volume IV to present the information which the manuscripts
This collection of 32 modernised versions of The Canterbury Taleswhich appeared in the 18th century offers basic material for studyingthe history of attitudes to Chaucer, and Chaucer scholarship, dur
The Once and Future King defies classification. Is it for children, or for adults? Is it fantasy or a psychological novel? In its great range,it encompasses poetry and farce, comedy and tragedy -and
The essays in this volume explore ways in which plays and public spectacles mirrored the beliefs and values of the late medieval world. Topics coveredinclude seasonal festivals, trade gilds, stagecra
This volume presents a feminist approach to the Canterbury Tales, investigating the ways in which the tensions and contradictions found withinthe broad contours of medieval gender discourse write the
The rarest, most recondite and fascinating art book, which is a folklore and magic book as well... An incredibly thorough study, with every example illustrated, of the weird foliate heads or masks fo
This first collection of major studies of aspects of the Robin Hood tradition brings together material published in a wide variety of journals, often difficult of access. It demonstrates the many dif
The legend of Theophilus stages an iconic medieval story, its widespread popularity attesting to its grip on the imagination. A pious clerk refuses a promotion, is demoted, becomes furious and makes a
In 2001, George Bush provoked an uproar by describing his War on Terror as a "Crusade". Ten years later, Anders Behring Breikvik launched a tragic attack on Norway, beginning with a bomb in central Os
This book examines the depiction of the non-human world in the Exeter Book Riddle Collection, investigating humanity's action with, and attitudes towards, the rest of creation using the fields of eco-
