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Book SynopsisAn edition and English translation of the Speculum Stultorum (The Mirror for Fools), a long Latin beast epic written near the end of the twelfth century by a monk of Christ Church, Canterbury. It is not only a milestone in the history of medieval beast epic, but a rich source of information about contemporary life and events at Canterbury.
Table of ContentsPreface Sigla Earlier Editions and Translations of the Speculum Stultorum This Edition: Editorial Conventions Headings Translation and Notes INTRODUCTION Text and Context The Poem The Date The Motive The Manuscripts Textual Transmission: The Manuscript Groups Nigel's Metre and Style SPECULUM STULTORUM APPENDICES APPENDIX A: The Interpolation on the Mendicant Friars APPENDIX B: Epistola ad Willelmum in Vienna 3467 APPENDIX C: Borrowings from the Speculum Stultorum in Gower's Vox Clamantis APPENDIX D: England and Sicily MANUSCRIPT DESCRIPTIONS
