ISBN 978-1-58044-520-7 (paperback), 978-1-58044-521-4 (hardback), 978-1-58044-522-1 (PDF) © 2022Ĭhristine de Pizan’s Advice for Princes in Middle English Translation: Stephen Scrope’s The Epistle of Othea and the Anonymous Lytle Bibell of Knighthod ![]() Made in the West Midlands, the Jesus 29 manuscript is the lengthiest all-English verse collection known to exist in the period between the Exeter Book and the Harley Lyrics. Included are: "The Owl and the Nightingale," "Poema Morale," "The Proverbs of Alfred," Thomas of Hales’s "Love Rune," "The Eleven Pains of Hell," the prose "Shires and Hundreds of England," the lengthy "Passion of Jesus Christ in English," and twenty-one additional lyrics, most of them uniquely preserved in this manuscript. The sequence is varied in subject, with poems of religious exhortation set beside others of secular pragmatism. ![]() "The Owl and the Nightingale" and the English Poems of Oxford, Jesus College, MS 29 (II)Īn edition of the early Middle English verse sequence contained in the thirteenth-century Oxford Jesus College MS 29 (II) with accompanying translations in Modern English and scholarly introduction and apparatus. "Paris" features a linear plot, lively characters, and employs generic motifs to explore issues of social mobility, family dynamics, and female autonomy. "Blanchardyn," published at the behest of Margaret, mother of Henry VII, is militaristic and attentive to governance, and notable for its affective, redundant narration and sophisticated style. Following fifteenth-century fashions, they treat conventional materials with a degree of realism and imbue characters with subjectivity. Unlike Caxton's other romances, they do not belong to the matters of the Nine Worthies they are independent narratives of love and adventure presenting two differing but complementary accounts of chivalry and courtly love. These texts are English versions of romances well known in medieval and early Renaissance Europe, but outside the modern canon of early English literature. William Caxton's "Paris and Vienne" and "Blanchardyn and Eglantine" Proposals or completed projects to be considered for publication by Medieval Institute Publications should be sent to the series acquisitions editor, Tyler Cloherty. His impact has been felt by countless scholars all over the world, and he will be dearly missed. As the founder and general editor of the Middle English Texts Series, Russell worked with us for decades on the production of dozens of volumes. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Russell Peck. ![]() Learn more about current METS staff, board members and contributors. The editions maintain the linguistic integrity of the original work but within the parameters of modern reading conventions. The focus is, instead, upon Middle English literature adjacent to those authors that are needed for research or teaching. The series does not include authors, such as Chaucer, Langland or Malory, whose English works are normally in print. Its goal is to make available to teachers, scholars and students texts that occupy an important place in the literary and cultural canon but have not been readily available in print or online editions. Medieval Institute Publications at Western Michigan University publishes the TEAMS Middle English Texts Series, which produces scholarly texts designed for research and classroom use.
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