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Sidrak and Bokkus, Vol. 2 (Early English Text Society, Original Series) - Hardcover

 
9780197223161: Sidrak and Bokkus, Vol. 2 (Early English Text Society, Original Series)

Synopsis

A previously unpublished fifteenth-century book of knowledge, written in verse in question-and-answer from and enclosed in a framing adventure story. The English version is taken from an Old French source. The work covers a very wide range of topics and is of interest as an index of popular beliefs in the Middle Ages.

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Review

The logic of his presentation is precise and persuasive, and his case is made with clarity. (Alan J. Fletcher, Notes and Queries, Vol.47, No.3, Sept. 2000.)

About the Author

T.L. (Tom) Burton is a Reader in English Language and Literature at the University of Adelaide, where he has taught since 1974. He is the founder of the Chaucer Studio, a non-profit organization recording the works of Chaucer and other medieval writers using reconstructed pronunciation for use as teaching aids. He is also the author of Words, Words, Words, a book based on a series of short talks, broadcast on Adelaide's university radio, discussing the evolution of word meanings and usage.

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