Product Description: Derek Brewer (1923-2008) was one of the most influential medievalists of the twentieth century, first through his own publications and teaching, and later as the founder of his own academic publishing firm. His working life of some sixty years, from the late 1940s to the 2000s, saw enormous advances in the study of Chaucer and of Arthurian romance, and of medieval literature more generally...read more

Product Description: The fifty-plus manuscripts of Piers Plowman have always posed a puzzle to scholars. This book is an account of the editions of the poem that have appeared since 1550, when it was first published by the protestant reformer Robert Crowley...read more

Product Description: Recent developments in literary theory have subjected traditionalnotions of the status of author, text and readers to intensive scrutiny.These concerns have major implications for scholars working on thetheory of editing texts, especially in considering the question ofwhich version of a text (if more than one survives) should be published,and how other versions, and other evidence, should be taken into account...read more

Product Description: Cover shows surface and edge wear, bent corners. Interior pages are very good - clean and unmarked. Inv.# F0079