Table of Contents

Introduction. The problem of sources; the establishment of the Wycliffite movement; Lollard society; Lollard education; Lollard biblical scholarship; the ideology of Reformation - theology, ecclesiology, politics; the context of vernacular Wycliffism; the re-emergence of reform; conclusion - the premature Reformation?

Reviews

By the same author: English Wycliffite Sermons Volume I 'this is the beginning of a major scholarly undertaking ... it is already clear that Dr Hudson's achievement is outstanding.' Review of English Studies
`a quite epoch-making book from Anne Hudson in The Premature Reformation, a book which at once subverts established theory, exposes an entirely new area of knowledge for study, reminds us of what was so good about traditional philology, and ... turns the tables on historians'
London Review of Books
'magisterial work ... This will become a seminal and standard work.'
G.R. Evans, Journal of Theological Studies
'The author's treatment of her sources is scrupulous. Her great strength is her extensive knowledge of literary texts, only a fraction of which are available in modern editions. Dr Hudson's book is a contribution of prime importance.'
Journal of Ecclesiastical History
'a survey that casts much new light on the history of Lollardy from Wyclif to the Reformation, deploying a wide range of earning and producing a major work of scholarship. Dr Hudson has given us a wonderfully rich study that will surely remain authoritative for a long time.'
John Frankis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Review of English Studies
'outstanding study ... Professor Hudson gently rebukes those who despaired of finding new and more revealing evidence, and then proceeds to demonstrate how much can be gleaned from the sources that are available.'
Katherine Walsh, University of Salzburg, EHR July 90