"Green's work is of the greatest importance for the understanding of a crucial period in the history of English writing and institutions, and a crucial shift in patterns of cognition."—Derek Pearsall, Harvard University
Richard Firth Green is Professor of English at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of Poets and Princepleasers: Literature and the English Court in the Late Middle Ages.
"A book to read for the wealth of fascinating detail, no less than
for the clear and important argument."—English Historical
Review
"The best book that has been written on medieval English literature
in the last ten years"—Derek Pearsall, Modern Language Review
"This brilliant book is of fundamental importance for scholars of
medieval English law and history as well as of English
literature."—Literature & History
"A big, ambitious book, an important event in medieval
studies."—Speculum
"This book has been eagerly awaited and it fulfills all the hopes
that one had of it. Green's work is of the greatest importance for
the understanding of a crucial period in the history of English
writing and institutions, and a crucial shift in patterns of
cognition."—Derek Pearsall, Harvard University
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