In the early ninth century Theodulf of Orleans and Smaragdus of Saint Mihiel served as advisers to Charlemagne. This book provides English translations of a Latin commentary on the Apocalypse written by Theodulf and three homilies on the Apocalypse by Smaragdus.
At the end of the C15th, Gavin Douglas devised his ambitious dream vision The Palyce of Honour in part to signal a new scope to Scottish literary culture. For all its... Læs mere
A "bourde" is an English comedic poem similar to a French fabliau but with a moralizing element and less of an emphasis on violence. Collection of ten Middle English bourdes, specifically... Læs mere
The two texts of the dialogue presented here, a Latin version printed c. 1488 and a Middle... Læs mere
Essay honoring Bonnie Wheeler for her many scholarly achievements and her wide-ranging contributions to medieval studies in the United States. There are sections on Old and MEL, Arthuriana Then and Now, Joan of Arc Then and Now, Nuns and Spirituality, and Royal Women.
Malory's use of myth and magic to explore his themes has received extensive scholarly attention, but his views on and thematic use of Christianity have long needed a closer look.
From Shakespeare’s manipulation of his medieval source material to Protestant responses to medieval Catholicism, essays explore the ways that... Læs mere
From Shakespeare’s manipulation of his medieval source material to Protestant responses to medieval Catholicism, essays explore the ways that... Læs mere
First modern edition of the poem since 1863, presents it to a new audience of students. Attributed to the mystic Richard Rolle, it became one of the most popular poems in medieval... Læs mere
Clifford Davidson's newly revised and expanded edition of A Tretise of Miraclis Pleyinge makes available the longest and most significant text of dramatic criticism in Middle English.
Features a section of appreciations of Bryce Lyon from the three editors, R. C. Van Caenegem, and Walter... Læs mere
Study of twenty-eight French nonbiblical hagiographic mystery plays from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the approach is intended to strengthen a comparative analysis of relatively similar texts created within a particular cultural setting.