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Book SynopsisNumber 18 in this scholarly publication devoted exclusively to medieval and Renaissance studies. Each article makes a contribution to its own specialized field, but is presented so that its significance may be appreciated by non-specialists as well.
Trade Review. . . this latest volume . . . continues to enrich our knowledge of and appreciation for all aspects of Medieval and Renaissance life and culture. * History Review Of New Books *
[Volumes 17 and 18] provide the reader with thirteen tightly written articles and review notices on thirty books, selected by an internationally known board of scholars and indefectibly edited by Paul Maurice Clogan. The display of information challenges our knowledge as historians, literary scholars, philosophers, and political scientists. . . . [W]e profit from critical assessments of new discoveries and interpretations on such diverse themes as the lives of saints, the role of the English nobility, Florentine humanism, different genres of art . . . and the social position of women in medieval Europe, among other themes. * Sixteenth Century Journal *
Both Finlayson's and Clogan's essays are valuable contributions to Middle English studies. This is an extraordinarily wide ranging collection. * Medium Aevum *
Table of ContentsBrunetto Latini as a failed mentor; King Horn and Havelok the Dane - a case of mistaken identities; King Sancho's horse and the principle of sovereignty in 14th-century Aragon; treasures in the body - an old French acrostic; the Virgin Mary as advocate before the heavenly court.
