The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript: Text Collections from a European Perspective.

Author / Editor
Pratt, Karen, Bart Besamusca, Matthias Meyer, and Ad Putter, eds.

Title
The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript: Text Collections from a European Perspective.

Published
Göttingen: V&R Academic, 2017.

Physical Description
399 pp.; 22 illus.

Description
Twenty-three essays by various authors and an introduction by the editors, all of which pertain to the study of medieval short narratives as they appear in multi-text manuscripts, addressing concerns such as "miscellaneity," paratexts, genres, co-texts, reception, and ownership. The volume contains an index of manuscripts, but no general subject index. For four essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript under Alternative Title.

Contributor
Besamusca, Bart, ed.
Meyer, Matthias, ed.
Putter, Ad, ed.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism