Of knyghthode and bataile

Author(s)

• Vegetius Renatus, Flavius
• Smith, Trevor Russell
• Livingston, Michael

Bibliographic Information

Of knyghthode and bataile

[Vegetius] ; edited by Trevor Russell Smith and Michael Livingston

（Middle English texts）

Medieval Institute Publications, 2021

• : hardback

Other Title

De re militari

Note

"A publication of the Rossell Hope Robbins Library, the University of Rochester, and the Teaching Association for Medieval Studies (TEAMS)"

Summary: "Composed for King Henry VI in the middle of the Wars of the Roses, Of Knyghthode and Bataile adapts the most widely used military manual in the Middle Ages into English verse. Responding to both the evolution of warfare and the historical background of his own time, its anonymous poet produced what one critic has called "one of the most brilliant military poems of the fifteenth century." That work is here re-edited from all four surviving manuscripts, and presented with a contextualizing introduction and copious notes and glosses"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180)

Contents of Works

• Of knyghthode and bataile
• Proem
• Recruitment and training
• The military structure
• Field tactics
• Urban and naval warfare
• Appendix: Concordance to Latin Vegetius

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Composed for King Henry VI in the middle of the Wars of the Roses, Of Knyghthode and Bataile adapts the most widely used military manual in the Middle Ages into English verse. That work is here edited by Michael Livingston and Trevor Russell Smith from all four surviving manuscripts, and presented with a contextualizing introduction and copious notes and glosses. Responding to both the evolution of warfare and the historical background of his own time, its anonymous poet produced what one critic has called "one of the most brilliant military poems of the fifteenth century."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Of Knyghthode and Bataile Proem Part I: Recruitment and Training Part II: The Military Structure Part III: Field Tactics Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Appendix: Concordance to Latin Vegetius Bibliography

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Details

• NCID: BC06233123
• ISBN:
  • 9781580444750
• LCCN: 2021008678
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engenm
• Original Language Code: lat
• Place of Publication: Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 180 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : U101
  • DC23 : 355
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Military art and science -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Knights and knighthood -- England -- History -- To 1500
  • LCSH : Military art and science -- Poetry
  • LCSH : Didactic poetry, English (Middle)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA19761902