David Howlett presents a radically new text, translation, and analysis of Muirchú Moccu Macthéni's Life of Saint Patrick, with newly discovered internal confirm…
This collection of essays which concentrates mainly on the late medieval period in England, explores how manuscript books were made, who made them, who owned th…
This collection of essays on the Robin Hood tradition explores both its medieval contexts and the evolution of the legend after the medieval period. They deal w…
Anglo-Saxon studies generate their fair share of healthy argument and controversy. This volume provides the latest thinking of established scholars from every a…
Essays published in honour of the Trinity College-based scholar who has been at the forefront of Middle English studies in Ireland for many years. Anne Marie D…
Collectively the Irish annals represent a substantial and important source for the history and culture of Ireland. These texts provide the primary witness for m…
With an introduction by Terrence O'Reilly. Renowned in his day as a mystic and theologian, Denis the Carthusian (d. 1471), sometimes called 'the last scholasti…
The passive and active of 'pawns or players' is in many ways the kernel of the ongoing debate within the analysis of the role of women in the past. The essays, …
This book will be of interest to scholars in the field of medieval literature in general, and Piers Plowman in particular, as well as to cultural historians of …
Essays collected, edited and introduced by Nollaig Ó Muraíle. Described as 'the prince of Irish historians' by the great Belgian medievalist Paul Grosjean, SJ,…
This study explores the relationship of the Middle English lyric (primarily, though not exclusively, the secular lyric) to the various forms of folksong and pop…
This book examines the roles of magic in medieval romance. Magic’s crucial function in the romances may be established by studying the diverse works of Chrétien…
