John Stow and Middle English Literature

Author / Editor
Edwards, A. S. G.

Title
John Stow and Middle English Literature

Published
Ian Gadd and Alexandra Gillespie, eds. John Stow (1525-1605) and the Making of the English Past: Studies in Early Modern Culture and the History of the Book (London: British Library), pp. 109-18.

Description
Considers the texts Stow used in his career. His 1561 edition of Chaucer is marked less by its engagement with Chaucer than by the inclusion of Lydgate's "Siege of Thebes." The evidence of Stow's annotations suggests interest in Lydgate but a surprising lack of "sustained interest" in Chaucer.

Alternative Title
John Stow (1525-1605) and the Making of the English Past: Studies in Early Modern Culture and the History of the Book.

Chaucer Subjects
Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations.