Lybeaus Desconus (TEAMS Middle English Texts Series) - Softcover

Eve Salisbury, James Weldon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580441955 ISBN 13: 9781580441957

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications, 2014

Synopsis

Lybeaus Desconus (the Fair Unknown) is the mid-fourteenth-century Middle English version of the classic narrative of the handsome and mysterious young outsider who comes to the court of King Arthur to prove himself worthy of joining Arthur's knights. The young knight is tested in a variety of ways, and in the course of this testing he learns both chivalric codes of conduct and the truth of his parentage. Six extant manuscripts of the poem attest to its popularity, placing it in company with Guy of Warwick, Bevis of Hampton, and Sir Isumbras among the most popular of Middle English Romances. The current edition offers readers a chance to compare two manuscript versions of the poem, one preserved in Lambeth MS 306 and the other in the Biblioteca Nazionale in Naples.

About this title

About the Author:

Eve Salisbury is Professor of English at Western Michigan University. She specializes in medieval literature, with an emphasis on both Middle English and Latin. James Weldon teaches medieval literature at Wilfrid Laurier University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1580441955
• ISBN 13: 9781580441957
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224