Scribal Authorship and the Writing of History in Medieval England
- Author / Editor
- Fisher, Matthew.
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