Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Note on Translations Introduction 1 Iacob and Iosep: a happy tale of a knightly family 2 Two lives of Adam and Eve: exemplarity after the Fall 3 A Pistel of Susan: beauty in a Babylonian garden 4 Patience: anti-romance 5 Cleanness: household virtues, familiar sins Conclusion Bibliography Index of Manuscripts General Index

About the Author

CATHY HUME is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol.