Scribal Authorship and the Writing of History in Medieval England

Author / Editor
Fisher, Matthew.

Title
Scribal Authorship and the Writing of History in Medieval England

Published
Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2012.

Physical Description
ix, 221 pp.

Description
Focuses on the role of authorship within the scribal process, and emphasizes "intertextuality" as an important facet of medieval historiography. Briefly discusses how Chaucer "de-authorizes" Adam Scriveyn's work, yet reveals his own authorship in Ret.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Retraction
Adam Scriveyn
Manuscripts and Textual Studies