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A translation of lyrics marked 'Ch' found in University of Pennsylvania MS French 15. It provides a record of the filiations of the Pennsylvania MS collection with Chaucer and England. This title includes text of an exchange of poems between Philippe de Vitry and Jean de la Mote, and the text of Granson's "Cinq Balades Ensievans".

Explores the various kinds of association found in Chaucer's lexical usage, and so to alert the reader to the wider implications of particular words and phrases. This book concentrates on the 'architecture' of the language.

A humorous look at the accomplishments of America's Seventh Army Symphony during its 10-year, European tour-of-duty from 1952-1962.

thelwine, Pre-Conquest Sheriff; Alliances of lfgar of Mercia; Castle Studies since 1850; Charles the Bald's Fortified Bridges; Clares and the Crown; Coastal Salt Production; Hydrographic and Ship Hydrodynamic Aspects of the Invasion; Leland and Historians; Monks in the World: Gundulf of Rochester; Obtaining Benefices in 12c E. Anglia; St Pancras Priory, Lewes; Slavery; Wace and Warfare.

Gives an outline of structural features of Chaucer's poetic syntax that are relevant to the study of style, and defines some general tendencies in his construction of sentences. This work argues for attention to a wider range of literary functions in studying the relationship between syntax and style in medieval poetry.

Includes: Battle of Hastings; Seemiologie du tombeau de comte de Champagne; Romanesque Rebuilding of Westminster Abbey; Chichester Cathedral; Cluniacs in England; Battle Abbey; William fitz Osbern and Lyre Abbey; Gesta Normannorum Ducum; Honour of Clare; Norman Settlement in Dyfed; Women and Succession; And more.

A comprehensive examination of TB. CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award 1998.

An examination of the importance of knightly combat in Malory's Morte Darthur.

Analysis of the relationship between the Winchester manuscript and Caxton's edition. Detailed linguistic analysis of the two versions of the Morte Darthur, charting important changes in the development of the English language.

Essays reflecting the present state of Layamon studies, identifying problems and outlining current directions in research.

Representations of masculinity in Chaucer's works examined through modern critical theory.

This anthology of medieval writing provides a context for a deeper understanding of the Gawain-poet's originality and skill.

A collection of Williams' poems including "Taliessin through Logres", "The Region of the Summer Stars", "The Advent of Galahad" and, "The Taliessin Cycle". This title introduces readers to these lyrical pieces, which evoke a spiritual world in keeping with the ideals of Arthurian literature.

Offers an introduction to Malory, and shows how to go about reading the "Morte Darthur" and to outline aspects of its basic character. This book shows how Malory worked and the extent and nature of his individual contribution and puts Malory and his book in their historical context.

Comprises selected papers from a Tristan symposium held at the Institute of Germanic Studies in London.

Investigates the English poet's handling of his main source, Wace's "Roman de Brut", to determine what principles guided the composition of the "English Brut". This book distinguishes between different sorts of variation from the Roman, thereby providing norms against which to gauge the probability of further, secondary sources.

Presents essays that are centred on the theme of rewards and punishments in French Arthurian romance and the medieval lyric.

French Tristan poets of the 12th century worked within a self-contained tradition. In the process of retelling the Tristan matter they elaborated a network of connections among the narrative elements of the French Tristan poems. This book traces the poets' conscious thought processes and unconscious associations as they reworked their material.

Catalogue and scholarly consideration of these vital manuscripts.

A critical edition of the "Prose Tristan".

The setting of medieval Arthurian romance, as typified by Malory's Morte Darthur, plays an important part in the creation of the atmosphere of the stories, and in intensifying the drama of the action. Professor Whitaker looks at the Arthurianworld which Malory inherited form his sources and to which he added his own details, and examines its different aspects: castles and forests, kingdoms and empires, showing how these diverge from reality to meetthe particular requirements of romance, how new political and temporal relationships are set up for the same reason, and how it was shaped by the presence of the Otherworld in the Celtic stories from which many episodes were drawn.

States that the revival of interest in Arthurian legend in the 19th century was a remarkable phenomenon, apparently at odds with the spirit of the age. This book gives an account of the major English and American contributions and includes a bibliography of British and American creative writing relating to the Arthurian legends since 1800.

Contains work on the medieval aspects of Arthurian legend, ranging from Rachel Bromwich's essay on the Celtic elements in Arthurian romance and AOH Jarman's study of Arthurian allusions in the "Black Book of Carmarthen" to examinations of the Spanish and French romances of the 15th century.

A bibliography of Arthurian literature to 1978, the result of five years' work by Professor Cedric Pickford and Dr Rex Last of the University of Hull. It consists of an alphabetical author-listing, with key numbers for each item, of critical material recorded in the standard Arthurian bibliographies with indexes by topic, and keyword.

Examines the legend of Arthur, based on Geoffrey of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain". This book illustrates how medieval writers retold what they believe to be the story of a real historical figure and how the story of Arthur took shape. It looks at his antecedents, the story of his conception and birth, and his accession.

Aims at advancing the appreciation of Malory. This title features topics including Malory's sources, both French and English, the scribal and textual tradition of his work, and the question of authorship. It contains essays on Malory's Englishness and his English sources.

Essays examining a variety of aspects of important Arthurian poem.

The Anglo-Norman world, with particular focus on the Normans in Ireland.

Includes such topics as: Battles in England and Normandy 1066-1154; Philip II's Fortress Policy in Normandy; Order of Sempringham; Anselm's Letters; Henry I, War and Diplomacy; Introduction of Knight Service in England; Scandinavian influence in 11th-Century Norman Literature; and, Gesta Normannorum.

Covers topics including Abbey, town and early charters of Battle; Anglo-Norman succession 1120-1125; Aethelings in Normandy; 11c Barons and their Officials; Coinage and currency under Henry I; Early earls of Norman England; Geoffrey of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain"; Ivo of Chartres; and, Landholding by Milites in Domesday.