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Studies in the Harley Manuscript

The Scribes, Contents, and Social Contexts of British Library MS Harley 2253

Susanna Fein editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Medieval Institute Publications

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Studies in the Harley Manuscript is the first comprehensive examination of a manuscript that is of supreme value to literary scholars of medieval English literature. In an Introduction and fifteen essays a team of scholars considers many aspects of the 140 folios of this trilingual miscellany that preserves 121 items (or 122 depending on how one counts) from which we get a strange and privileged glimpse into the rich literary heritage that existed in England prior to the flourishing of vernacular poetry in the Richardian era. As the Contents indicates, the history and composition of the manuscript are considered, as are the Anglo-Norman, English, and Latin compositions that it preserves. This is a companion volume to the three volume complete edition of Harley 2253.

ISBN: 9781580440608

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1388g

532 pages