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Middle English Romances

A Norton Critical Edition
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This Norton Critical Edition presents eleven complete Middle English romances, including titles such as Havelok, Ywain and Gawain, and The Sege off Melayne. The volume features an updated introduction and explanatory footnotes, providing rich historical and literary context. Additional sections offer detailed headnotes, comparative analogues, and eight critical essays to deepen understanding of these medieval narratives.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of medieval literature and English cultural history seeking comprehensive texts and critical resources on Middle English romantic narratives.

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"Thank heavens for Stephen Shepherd: his wit, expert editorial finesse and, not least, his critical judgment clear a path for us not only to fascinating texts, but also to an evergreen genre. The second edition of Middle English Romances guarantees pleasure and illumination." - James Simpson, Harvard University

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This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • The texts of eleven complete, authoritative romances—four new to the Second Edition: Havelok, Ywain and Gawain, Of Kyng Robert of Cisyle, Hou Pride dude Him Begyle, Sir Orfeo, Sir Launfal, Athelston, The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne, The Weddyng of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell for Helpyng of Kyng Arthoure, The Grene Knight, The Sege off Melayne, and The Taill of Rauf Coilyear, How He Harbreit King Charlis.
  • A thorough introduction accompanied by updated and expanded explanatory footnotes by Stephen H. A. Shepherd.
  • In "Sources and Backgrounds," detailed contextualizing headnotes and comparative analogues (many complete) for each of the eleven romances.
  • In "Criticism," eight essays—four new to the Second Edition—that help students analyse the themes of Middle English romances.
  • An updated selected bibliography.

Series: Norton Critical Editions

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393934168

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Second Edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Stephen H. A. Shepherd

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 48.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 707g

Pages: 864

About the Author

Stephen H. A. Shepherd is a professor of English at Loyola Marymount University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Queen’s University at Kingston and his doctorate from the University of Oxford. His honors include fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Bibliographical Society of America, and the Huntington Library. He is the editor of the Early English Text Society edition of Turpines Story and of the Norton Critical Edition of Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, and he is a coeditor of the Norton Critical Edition of William Langland’s Piers Plowman. The primary focus of his research and publication is the critical, codicological, and historical contexts of medieval English literature.

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