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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature

Author: Candace Barrington; Sebastian Sobecki
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316632345
Published In: August 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Despite an unprecedented level of interest in the interaction between law and literature over the past two decades, readers have had no accessible introduction to this rich engagement in medieval and early Tudor England.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Law and Literature addresses this need by combining an authoritative guide through the bewildering maze of medieval law with concise examples illustrating how the law infiltrated literary texts during this period.

Foundational chapters written by leading specialists in legal history prepare readers to be guided by noted literary scholars through unexpected conversations with the law found in numerous medieval texts, including major works by Chaucer, Langland, Gower, and Malory. Part I contains detailed introductions to legal concepts, practices and institutions in medieval England, and Part II covers medieval texts and authors whose verse and prose can be understood as engaging with the law.

Part I. Legal Contexts:

1. English law before the conquest Stefan Jurasinski

2. Languages and law in late medieval England: English, French and Latin Gwilym Dodd

3. Canon and civil law Peter D. Clarke

4. Custom and common law Paul Raffield

5. Magna Carta and statutory law Anthony Musson

6. Treatises, tracts, and compilations Don C. Skemer

Part II. Literary

Texts: 7. Treason Neil Cartlidge

8. Complaint literature Wendy Scase

9. Political literature and political law Andy Galloway

10. William Langland Emily Steiner