Sidrak and Bokkus, Volume One: A Parallel-Text Edition from Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 559 and British Library, MS Lansdowne 793

ISBN-13: 9780197223154 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 443 str.

T. L. Burton; Frank Schaer; Bernadette Masters

Opis

This is a previously unpublished fifteenth-century book of knowledge, written in verse in question-and-answer form and enclosed in a framing adventure story. The English version is adopted from an Old French source. It covers a wide range of topics and is of interest as an index of popular beliefs in the Middle Ages. Volume I includes an introduction. Volume II contains the remainder of the text, explanatory notes, and a glossary.

Recenzje

The reader, working through this comprehensive and well researched introduction, comes increasingly to feel confidence in Burton's capacity for undertaking this particular editorial task. The logic of his presentation is precise and persuasive, and his case is made with clarity.