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Zustand: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Derek Brewer brought Chaucer and his world clearly to view, in a way never previously achieved, in the first edition of this book - now reissued with numerous colour and black and white illustrations to mark the six hundredth anniversary of his death. Geoffrey Chaucer died on 25 October 1400. To mark the six-hundredth anniversary of his death Derek Brewer's classic book is once again available in a fully illustrated version: over one hundred contemporary colour and black and white illustrations, from the homely to the refined - from children's games and cooking to falconry and music-making - bring the late middle ages to life. Chaucer's English world - that of the second half of the fourteenth century - is rich in interest of every kind, and Chaucer was a uniquely perceptive recorder of it. The tensions between tradition and innovation led to severe, sometimes violent, clashes; age-old customs were contested by the new individualism among the educated, by passionate religious dissent in high and low, and by peasants in revolt. London, caught up in the intellectual ferment, became an economic and cultural force to rival the great Continental cities, yet remained closely linked with the royal court and the church, strongholds of tradition. The English language came to its first full flowering since the Norman conquest, and many international influences were absorbed; among the turmoil, the arts flourished. Chaucer stood close to the centre of this world. He was one of the new literate laymen, a product of the merchant-gentry, from early youth a courtier, briefly a soldier, throughout his life an administrator, diplomat, scholar. He was also a very great poet: drawing freely from his work, Derek Brewer's biography gives a full and rounded picture of a distant but fascinating age. DEREK BREWERhas written many books and articles on Chaucer and medieval and later English literature. He is professor of English literature emeritus in the University of Cambridge, and was Master of Emmanuel College from 1977-90. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A guide to classical names and references in English poetry, from Chaucer to the twentieth century. A Dictionary of Classical Reference comprises a guide to classical names and references in English poetry from Chaucer to the twentieth century. Over eighty poets are covered, and all classical references in their works, with onlyminor exceptions, are included. The Dictionary is in two parts, the first of which consists of entries by character or event, defining the classical myths or stories attached to the subject in question and giving the original source followed by a list of the references in English poetry. The second part of the book is a reverse index, arranged by poet and works. It is therefore possible to study both the use of, for example, a particular myth in English poetry as a whole, or a particular poet's choice of classical material. The dictionary is particularly welcome at a time when the classical authors are no longer a part of the range of knowledge of most readers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Zustand: very good. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 178 pages. 8vo, red boards. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, (1978). A very good copy, corners and spine just a bit bumped.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition. Smudge top front of jacket.; 8vo; 107 pages.

hardcover. reprint. 8vo, 214 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. pp.xvi, 172 pages, a near fine hardback [0859915530].

Hardback. Zustand: As New. 206p sturdy hardback in earth-brown cloth, beige jacket, very good condition, a little light wear to jacket edges, otherwise entirely free from wear, pages clean and neat, no marks or notes, very good copy Language: English Weight (g): 544.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. D S Brewer, Cambridge, 2003. Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition : Near fine, like new, appears unread. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #AF018275.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Frances Beer chooses Julian's first, more intimate, Revelations on which to base this accessible edition and study of her life and work. Despite the strange and distant nature of her life and subject-matter, the works of Julian of Norwich remain immediate and compelling. Her Revelations are recorded in two versions: the short text, or "first edition", written near the time; and the better-known second version, which is both longer and more complex, completed some twenty years later. The short text, offering personal details edited out in her "second edition", but which allow a bettersense of Julian as a person, is presented here in translation. It includes also those chapters from the long text that describe Julian's doctrine of the Motherhood of God. The volume also contains an introduction, placing Julianin the larger context of the fourteenth-century English mystical tradition, and an Interpretative Essay. FRANCES BEER is Professor of English at York University, Toronto. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 105pp., red cloth, silver lettering on spine, jacket slightly creased and worn along edges, spine faded, light markings on covers, pages clean within, binding sound. History.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Series: Essays and Studies 145p hardback with grey dustjacket, pages unmarked, binding firm, very good condition, as new Language: English.

3rd Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 143 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The text of the Troilus / Barry Windeatt -- The lesson of the Troilus : chastisement and correction / Alan T. Gaylord -- Realism in Troilus and Criseyde and the Roman de la rose / James Wimsatt -- Paganism and pagan love in Troilus and Criseyde / John Frankis -- Letters as a type of the formal level in Troilus and Criseyde / John McKinnell -- Chaucerian comedy and Criseyde / Alfred David -- Troilus, books I-III : a Criseydan reading / Mark Lambert. Subjects; Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400. Troilus and Criseyde. Trojan War. Troilus and Criseyde (Chaucer, Geoffrey). Troilus (Legendary character) in literature. Trojan War Literature and the war. Cressida (Fictitious character). Civilization, Medieval Classical influences. Chaucer, Geoffrey, 1340?-1400 Troilus and Criseyde Criticism. Poetry in English Chaucer, Geoffrey Troilus and Criseyde - Critical studies. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 280 p. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Bible In literature; Christianity and literature - England - West Midlands; Purity (Middle English poem); Rhetoric, Medieval; Civilization, Medieval - 14th century; Manuscripts, English (Middle) - England - West Midlands; Liturgy and literature; History and criticism. 3 Kg.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 256pp paperback, well illustrated.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st edition. Imitation cloth, VG. xxii+202pp, 16 b/w illustrations, corners bumped & upper cover a little marked, otherwise a fine copy. A collection of eleven papers : I. Samuel Richardson As Printer : Expanding The Canon by Keith Maslen - II. 'Bible And Other Books': Enumerating The Copies In Seventeenth-Century Essex County by Hugh Amory - III. Lingering Death Of The Press Figure by Brian Mcmullin - IV. Thomas Hearne: The Man And His Library by Frans Korsten - V. John Leslie's 'Libri Duo': Manuscripts Belonging To Mary Queen Of Scots by Pamela Robinson - VI. Neo-Latin Literature In Cambridge by David Money - VII. Bibliography Of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Contrat Social by Jo Ann Mceachern - VIII. How Personal Is A Personal Miscellany? Sarah Cowper, Martin Clifford And The 'Buckingham Commonplace Book' by Harold Love - IX. As It Was Not Spoke By Mr Haines, An Unpublished Attack On Shadwell In An Epilogue By Rochester by Paul Hopkins - X. Presentation Manuscripts From The Collection Of Henry VIII, The Case Of Henry Parker, Lord Morley by James Carley - XI. Memorializing A London Bookscape, The Mapping And Reading Of Paternoster Row And St Paul's Churchyard, 1695 To 1814 by James Raven. 725 grams.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover. Platic wrapper on dust jacket. Jacket is grubby. One centimetre tear on rear upper edge of jacket. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are slightly worn with nicks on head. Sticker on jacket front flap. Page block head is marked. Previous owner's name penned on FEP. Binding is intact, contents are clear. AM. Used.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 195 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine light blue with blue lettering. Exterior has slight wear including slight sunning, minor soiling and edge wear. Previous bookshop's two small stickers to the clipped front flap. Boards have very light wear including faint sunning. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning and minimal soiling to the edges with faint offsetting interiorly. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column O, ND-O. 1391195. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 204 pages; 2008 D. S. Brewer HC in glossy title lettered boards. Snugly bound copy has some highlighting through the first 30 or so pages but is otherwise unmarked. Light shelf evidence to board surfaces. Issued without dst wrapper. Graded down for highlighting in the early section of the book but othersie solid and neat. G++.

Hardback. Zustand: As New. xi 291p large sturdy hardback, colour illustrated covers, like new condition, free from wear, binding tight, neat and bright pages without any notes or labels, a very good copy Language: English Weight (g): 658.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Series: Tudor Interludes. 237p hardback, orange cloth with peach jacket, very good condition, some light wear to jacket edges and flaps, spine sunned, binding tight, pages exceptionally clean and bright, a very good copy of an uncommon title; this copy was owned by a friend of the author and one of the editors of the series Language: English.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. xi 160p paperback, blood-red card cover, very good condition, light wear to covers, binding stiff but intact, pages very clear and bright, a good pre-owned copy of an uncommon title Language: English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Series: Arthurian Studies xxiv 341p brown hardback, this copy has served to produce a published review, the reviewer has placed faint pencil lines to the margin of many passages on many pages, he has also inserted notes on college notepaper which served to compose the review, this is a very carefully mistreated copy, pre-read with traces, one could even try to make the case that the notes and pencil lines enhance this copy, but we will not try too hard to make this point, and rather sell this copy cheaply Language: English.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. `A tour de force of historical scholarship and detective work. so good it sets the mind racing.' LITERARY REVIEW [Frank McLynn, 08/93] Malory's stories of King Arthur and the Round Table have been widely read for centuries, but their author's own life has been as variously reported as that of any Arthurian knight. The first serious attempts to identify him were made in the 1890s, but the man who then seemed most likely to have written the book was later found to have been accused of attempted murder, rape, extortion, and sacrilegious robbery and to have spent ten years or more in prison. Could this be reconciled with the authorship of the most famous chivalric romance in English? Other candidates for authorship were proposed but there was little consensus. This book gives the most comprehensive consideration of the competing arguments yet undertaken. It is a fascinating piece of detective workfollowed by a full account of the life of the man identified as theMalory. Close consideration of individual documents, many of which were entirely unknown in 1966, when the last book on Malory's life appeared, makes possible a fuller and more convincing story than has ever been told before. P.J.C. FIELDis Reader in the Department of English at the University of Wales, Bangor. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 382 p. ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographies and index. Subjects; Arthur King. Arthur King Romances 20th century. Arthurian romances History and criticism. English literature History and criticism. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xi, 160 pages; 21 cm. Subjects: Tales, Medieval ; Translations into English; Tales, Medieval; Short stories; Short stories Collected works; Humurous stories; Medieval Period; Wit and humor, Medieval; Short stories, European. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xv, 159 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 'Alle hefne makyth melody' / Richard Rastall -- Scribes, texts and performance / Peter Meredith -- 'Apparell comlye' / Meg Twycross -- The Shipwrights' craft / Richard Beadle -- 'Heven and erthe in lytyl space' / Janet Cowen -- Producing miracles / Darryll Grantley -- The virtue of perseverance / Richard Proudfoot -- 'Lusty fresch galaunts' / Tony Davenport -- Divine and human justice / Robert Potter. Subjects; To 1500. Geschichte (1100-1500). English drama To 1500 History and criticism. Mysteries and miracle-plays, English History and criticism. Christian drama, English (Middle) History and criticism. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 107 pages ; 25 cm. Subject: Langland, William 1330?-1400? Piers Plowman. Langland, William 1330?-1400? Political and social views. Langland, William 1330?-1400? Themes, motives. 3 Kg.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 153pp paperback, very good (an abridged translation) (the Library of Medieval Women series).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. HCW. Used.