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RECENT AND FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
CHAUCER’S DECAMERON AND THE ORIGIN OF THE CANTERBURY TALESFREDERICK M. BIGGS
A major and original contribution to the debate as to Chaucer’s use and knowledge of Boccaccio, finding a new source for the “Shipman’s Tale”.£19.99/$25.95 October 2019978 1 84384 535 5296pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBChaucer Studies
SEASONS IN THE LITERATURES OF THE MEDIEVAL NORTHPAUL S. LANGESLAG
This book analyses the narrative and psychological functions of seasonal settings in the literatures of medieval England and Iceland from the eighth to the fourteenth century.£19.99/$25.95 March 2019978 1 84384 525 6, e-book 978 1 78204 584 7258pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
MEDIEVAL ROMANCE OF ALEXANDERJEHAN WAUQUELIN Translated by NIGEL BRYANT
Nigel Bryant’s is the first translation of an example of the many medieval romances about Alexander, as popular in their day as those about Arthur.£19.99/$25.95 January 2019978 1 84384 520 1, e-book 978 1 78204 030 9324pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
A COMPANION TO THE EARLY PRINTED BOOK IN BRITAIN, 1476-1558Edited by VINCENT GILLESPIE & SUSAN POWELL
First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early printed book, and the issues associated with it, from 1476 to 1558.£25.00/$34.95 October 2019978 1 84384 536 2408pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN LITERATURE
CAROLYNE LARRINGTONA wide ranging and ground-breaking investigation of the sibling relationship as shown in European literature, from 500 to 1500, principally but not entirely in the languages of Iceland, France, England and Germany.£19.99/$25.95 January 2019978 1 90315 385 7, e-book 978 1 78204 511 3285pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
YORK MEDIEVAL PRESS
MEDIEVALLITERATURE
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ARTHURIAN LITERATURE
THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE GRAILCHRÉTIEN DE TROYES & NIGEL BRYANTThe first ever translation of the whole of the rich and compelling body of tales contained in Chrétien’s poem and its four Continuations.
£25.00/$34.95 April 2018978 1 84384 498 3, e-book 978 1 78204 475 8634pp, 24.4 x 17.2, PBArthurian Studies
SIR THOMAS MALORY: LE MORTE DARTHUREdited by P.J.C. FIELDPeter Field’s new edition of the Morte Darthur has been hailed as “our standard critical edition of Malory”. The paperback makes the complete definitive original spelling text edition available.
£19.99/$25.95 May 2017978 1 84384 460 01114pp, 19.9 x 13.3, PB
THE LEGEND OF THE GRAILNIGEL BRYANTConstructed from the many and often contradictory Grail legends, here is a single, consistent and accessible narrative for the general reader - now available in paperback.
£9.99/$13.50 May 2006978 1 84384 083 1272pp, 19.7 x 12.9, PBArthurian Studies
EMOTIONS IN MEDIEVAL ARTHURIAN LITERATUREEdited by FRANK BRANDSMA, CAROLYNE LARRINGTON & CORINNE SAUNDERSThe presentation and depiction of emotion in the single most prominent and influential story matter of
the Middle Ages; the Arthurian legend, is the subject of this volume.
£25.00/$34.95 April 2018978 1 84384 500 3, e-book 978 1 78204 591 5221pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBArthurian Studies
A PERCEFOREST READERTranslated by NIGEL BRYANTNigel Bryant has adapted Perceforest into English and it is an ideal introduction to the remarkable world portrayed in this late flowering of the Arthurian imagination.
£12.99/$17.95 April 2012978 1 84384 290 3, e-book 978 1 84615 935 0, Epub 978 1 78204 151 1128pp, 19.7 x 12.9, PB
LEGENDS OF ARTHURRICHARD BARBERThis anthology shows the diversity of the Arthurian legends and their many sources by presenting contrasting versions of the stories of Arthur and other medieval Arthurian heroes - and heroines.
£17.99/$24.95 July 2003978 0 85115 950 88 colour illus.; 476pp, 23.1 x 15.5, PB
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MEDIEVAL ENGLISH THEATRE
Premier journal in early theatre studies, covering a wide range of interests.
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH THEATRE 40Edited by SARAH CARPENTER , ELISABETH DUT TON, GORD ON KIPLING & MEG T WYCROSS£30.00/$39.95(s) May 2019978 1 84384 528 7, e-book 978 1 78744 499 7
10 b/w illus.; 211pp, 23 x 16.5, PBMedieval English Theatre
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH THEATRE 38Edited by SARAH CARPENTER , PAMELA M. KING, MEG T WYCROSS & GREG WALKER£25.00/$34.95(s) February 2017978 1 84384 451 8, e-book 978 1 78204 933 3
2 colour illus.; 183pp, 23 x 16.5, PB, Medieval English Theatre
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH THEATRE 39Edited by SARAH CARPENTER , GORD ON KIPLING & MEG T WYCROSS£30.00/$39.95(s) June 2018978 1 84384 499 0, e-book 978 1 78744 245 06 b/w illus.; 166pp, 23 x 16.5, PB
Medieval English Theatre
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH THEATRE 37Edited by SARAH CARPENTER , PAMELA M. KING, MEG T WYCROSS & GREG WALKER£25.00/$34.95(s) November 2015978 1 84384 416 7, e-book 978 1 78204 594 6
2 colour illus.; 172pp, 23 x 16.5, PBMedieval English Theatre
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EDITED VOLUMES AND COLLECTIONS
CASTRATION AND CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGESEdited by LARISSA TRACYThis collection explores this often taboo subject of castration and its implications for cultural mores and custom in Western Europe, seeking to demystify and demythologize castration.
£19.99/$25.95 March 2019978 1 84384 524 9e-book 978 1 78204 110 85 b/w illus.; 365pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
SEXUAL CULTURE IN THE LITERATURE OF MEDIEVAL BRITAINEdited by AMANDA HOPKINS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE & CORY JAMES RUSHTONAn examination into aspects of the sexual as depicted
in a variety of medieval texts, from Chaucer and Malory to romance and alchemical treatises.
£19.99/$25.95 June 2016978 1 84384 444 0192pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
TORTURE AND BRUTALITY IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURELARISSA TRACYThis book challenges preconceived ideas about the prevalence of torture and judicial brutality in medieval society by arguing that their portrayal in literature is not mimetic.
£19.99/$25.95 January 2015978 1 84384 393 1336pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
THE MEDIEVAL BOOK AND A MODERN COLLECTOREdited by TAKAMI MATSUDA, RICHARD A. LINENTHAL & JOHN SCAHILLThe volume as a whole constitutes a new substantial body of research on medieval English literature, and early books and manuscripts.
£35.00/$60.00 March 2015978 1 84384 405 182 b/w illus.; 552pp, 27 x 18.3, PB
MEDIEVAL COMIC TALESEdited by DEREK BREWERMedieval humour revealed in an anthology of 80 tales from England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. Scholars and students and the general reader alike will find the book accessible, useful and enjoyable.
£9.99/$13.50 July 2008978 1 84384 179 1224pp, 19.7 x 12.9, PB
A COMPANION TO FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH POETRYEdited by JULIA B OFFEY & A.S .G. EDWARDSThis collection of seventeen original essays by leading authorities offers, for the first time, a comprehensive
overview of the significant authors and important aspects of fifteenth-century English poetry.
£19.99/$25.95 April 2016978 1 84384 430 3, e-book 978 1 78204 111 5254pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
THE EROTIC IN THE LITERATURE OF MEDIEVAL BRITAINEdited by AMANDA HOPKINS & CORY JAMES RUSHTONAn examination of the erotic in medieval literature which includes articles on the role of clothing and
nudity, the tension between eroticism and transgression and religion and the erotic.
£19.99/$25.95 June 2016978 1 84384 443 3, e-book 978 1 84615 540 6194pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
A COMPANION TO JULIAN OF NORWICHEdited by LIZ HERBERT MCAVOYJulian of Norwich is one of the most important medieval writers studied in historical and literary context. This collection offers comprehensive coverage of the key aspects of debate surrounding Julian.
£19.99/$25.95 March 2015978 1 84384 404 43 b/w illus.; 264pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
MEDIEVAL OBSCENITIESEdited by NICOLA F. MCD ONALDExamines the complex and contentious role of the obscene. “Obscenity” is central to an understanding of medieval culture, and it is here examined in a number of different media.
£25.00/$34.95 February 2014978 1 90315 350 521 b/w illus.; 218pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
YORK MEDIEVAL PRESS
MEDIEVAL GHOST STORIESANDREW JOYNESSeventy-seven tales of the supernatural, intended to frighten and excite and bring to heel their medieval audience, gathered from medieval chronicles, sagas, heroic poetry and romances.
£12.99/$17.95 October 2006978 1 84383 269 0230pp, 19.7 x 12.9, PB
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TRANSLATION, THEORY AND MORE
VERNACULAR LITERARY THEORY FROM THE FRENCH OF MEDIEVAL ENGLANDEdited by JO CELYN WO GAN-BROWNE, THELMA FENSTER & DELBERT W. RUSSELL
It offers a comprehensive selection of texts with facing translation, with full commentary and notes from the French of medieval England and offers a guide to medieval literary theory.
£25.00/$34.95 March 2018978 1 84384 490 7, e-book 978 1 78204 871 810 b/w illus.; 610pp, 24.8 x 17.7, PB
MEDIEVAL TRANSLATIONS AND CULTURAL DISCOURSESIF RIKHARDSD OT TIRAn examination of what the translation of medieval French texts into different European languages can reveal about the differences between cultures.
£19.99/$25.95 April 2018978 1 84384 494 5, e-book 978 1 84615 819 3212pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
ROMANCE OF EVAST AND BLAQUERNARAMON LLULL Translated by ROBERT D. HUGHESBlaquerna, an alternative to the chivalric literature so popular during Ramon Llull’s time, is the first major work of literature written in Catalan and arguably the first European novel.
£19.99/$25.95(s) April 2017978 1 85566 304 6192pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBTextos Barcino-Tamesis
TRANSLATING BEOWULFHUGH MAGENNISAn examination of English verse translations of Beowulf, including Seamus Heaney’s version alongside other influential renditions. The author also gives a full account of William Morris’s strange 1898 version.
£19.99/$25.95(s) January 2015978 1 84384 394 8254pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB
HEROES AND ANTI-HEROES IN MEDIEVAL ROMANCEEdited by NEIL CARTLID GEThis book illustrates the range of different ways in which the imaginative power of romance-texts often depend on contradictions implicit in the very ideal of heroism.
£25.00/$34.95 March 2018978 1 84384 495 2, e-book 978 1 84615 870 4258pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBStudies in Medieval Romance
MARCO POLO’S LE DEVISEMENT DU MONDESIMON GAUNTThe first book in English to examine one of the most important and influential texts from a literary perspective. This book examines the text from a fresh, literary viewpoint.
£25.00/$34.95 April 2018978 1 84384 496 9, e-book 978 1 78204 113 92 b/w illus.; 212pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBGallica
THE OLD ENGLISH MARTYROLOGYTranslated and edited by CHRISTINE RAUERThe Old English Martyrology is one of the longest and most important prose texts written in Anglo-Saxon England. This is a new edition with facing-page translation of the Old English text.
£25.00/$34.95 June 2016978 1 84384 431 0, e-book 978 1 78204 157 31 b/w illus.; 416pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBAnglo-Saxon Texts
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