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A manual of the writings in Middle English, 1050-1500

by members of the Middle English Group of the Modern Language Association of America

Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences , Order from Archon Books, 1967-

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3
  • v. 4
  • v. 5
  • v. 6
  • v. 7
  • v. 8
  • v. 9
  • v. 10
  • v. 11

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Vols. 6-10 by members of the Middle English Group under its later name: Middle English Division

"Based upon A manual of the writings in Middle English. 1050-1400, by John Edwin Wells, New Haven, 1916, and supplements 1-9, 1919-1951"--T.p. of v. 1-6, v. 11

Vols. 1-2: general editor, J.B. Severs; v. 3-10: Albert E. Hartung; v. 11: Peter G. Beidler

Includes bibliographies and indexes

Contents of Works

  • v. 1. Romances
  • v. 2. The Pearl poet
  • Wyclyf and his followers
  • Translations and paraphrases of the Bible, and commentaries
  • Saints' legends
  • Instructions for religious
  • v. 3. Dialogues, debates, and catechisms
  • Thomas Hoccleve
  • Malory and Caxton
  • v. 4. Middle Scots writers
  • The Chaucerian apocrypha
  • v. 5. Dramatic pieces
  • Poems dealing with contemporary conditions
  • v. 6. Carols
  • Ballads
  • John Lydgate
  • v. 7. John Gower
  • Piers Plowman
  • Travel and geographical writings
  • Works of religious and philosophical instruction
  • v. 8. Chronicles and other historical writing
  • v. 9. Proverbs, precepts, and monitory pieces / by Cameron Louis
  • English mystical writings / by Valerie M. Lagorio and Michael G. Sargent
  • Tales / by Thomas D. Cooke
  • v. 10. Works of science and information / by George R. Reiser
  • v. 11. Sermons and homilies / by Thomas J. Hefferman and Patrick J. Horner
  • The lyrics of MS Harley 2253 / by Susanna Fein

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