The Unity and Authenticity of 'Anelida and Arcite': The Evidence of the Manuscripts

Author / Editor
Edwards, A. S. G.

Title
The Unity and Authenticity of 'Anelida and Arcite': The Evidence of the Manuscripts

Published
Studies in Bibliography 41 (1988): 177-88.

Description
Examination of the twelve manuscripts of Anel suggests that the work is not incomplete but rather two separate poems. Only the Complaint (lines 211-350 in modern texts) is Chaucerian; the narrative (which follows the Complaint in some manuscripts) may have been grafted on by another hand.

Chaucer Subjects
Anelida and Arcite.