Seminar für Englische Philologie
Universität Göttingen
Here is a highly selective bibliography containing several publications important for the study of the Middle English language as well as Arthurian texts. For more, see the collection of links.
Contents:
1. INTRODUCTIONS
Burrow, J. A., and T. Turville-Petre,
A Book of Middle English, 3nd ed. (Oxford, 2004)
Horobin, S., and J. Smith,
An Introduction to Middle English, 2nd ed. (Edinburgh, 2003)
Mossé, F.,
A Handbook of Middle English
, trans. J. A. Walker (Baltimore, MD, 1952) =
Handbuch des Mittelenglischen, trans. H. Pilch and U. Siewert (Ismaning, 1969)
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2. GRAMMARS
Brunner, K.,
Abriß der mittelenglischen Grammatik, 6th ed. (Tübingen, 1967)
Jordan, R.,
Handbuch der mittelenglischen Grammatik: Lautlehre, 3rd ed. (Heidelberg, 1968)
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3. DICTIONARIES
Kurath, H., S. M. Kuhn, J. Reidy and R. E. Lewis, ed.,
Middle English Dictionary, 13 vols. (Ann Arbor, MI, 1954-99)
Stratmann, F. H., and H. Bradley, ed.,
A Middle English Dictionary Containing Words Used by English Writers from the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century
(Oxford, 1891)
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4. ARTHURIAN STUDIES
Barron, W. R. J.,
English Medieval Romance
(Harlow, 1987), ch. 7: 'The Matter of Britain', pp. 132-76
Barron, W. R. J., ed.,
The Arthur of the English: the Arthurian Legend in Medieval English Life and
Literature
(Cardiff, 1999)
Lacy, N. J., ed.,
The New Arthurian Encyclopedia
(New York and London, 1991)
Lacy, N. J., G. Ashe, and D. N. Mancoff, ed.,
The Arthurian Handbook, 2nd ed.
(New York and London, 1997)
Pearsall, D.,
Arthurian Romance: a Short Introduction (Oxford, 2003)
Arthuriana (periodical)
Arthurian Interpretations (periodical)
Arthurian Period Studies (series)
Arthurian Studies (series)
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5. LAGAMON
Baron, W. R. J., and S. C. Weinberg, ed. and trans.,
Layamon's Brut
(Harlow, 1995)
Brook, G. L., and R. F. Leslie, ed.,
Layamon's Brut, 2 vols., EETS os 250 and 277 (Oxford, 1963-78)
Brook, G. L., ed.,
Selections from Layamon's Brut, rev. ed., intr. C. S. Lewis, rev. J. Levitt (Exeter, 1983)
Le Saux, F., ed.,
The Text and Tradition of Layamon's Brut, Arthurian Studies 33 (Cambridge, 1994)
Madden, Sir F., ed.,
Layamon's Brut, 3 vols. (London, 1847)
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6. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
Anderson, J. J., ed.,
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness, Patience, based on the former Everyman edition by A. C. Cawley and J. J. Anderson, rev. ed., intr. J. M. Dent (London, 1996)
Brewer, D., and J. Gibson, ed.,
A Companion to the Gawain Poet, Arthurian Studies 38 (Cambridge, 1997)
Early English Text Society, ed.,
Pearl, Cleanness, Patience and Sir Gawain Reproduced in Facsimile, EETS os 162 (London, 1923)
Tolkien, J. R. R., and E. V. Gordon, ed.,
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 2nd ed., rev. N. Davis (Oxford, 1967)
Waldron, R. A., ed.,
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, York Medieval Texts (London, 1970)
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7. ALLITERATIVE MORTE ARTHURE
Benson, L. D., ed.,
King Arthur's Death: the Middle English Stanzaic Morte Arthur and Alliterative
Morte Arthure, rev. ed. (Exeter, 1986)
Brewer, D. S., and A. E. B. Owen, ed.,
The Thornton Manuscript (Lincoln Cathedral MS. 91)
(London, 1975)
Finlayson, J., ed.,
Morte Arthure, York Medieval Texts (London, 1967)
Hamel, M., ed.,
Morte Arthure: a Critical Edition
(New York and London, 1984)
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8. STANZAIC MORTE ARTHURE
Benson, L. D., ed.,
King Arthur's Death: the Middle English Stanzaic Morte Arthur and Alliterative
Morte Arthure, rev. ed. (Exeter, 1986)
Hissinger, P. F., ed.,
Le Morte Arthure: a Critical Edition (The Hague, 1975)
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9. MALORY
9a. Winchester Malory
Archibald, E., and A. S. G. Edwards, ed.,
A Companion to Malory, Arthurian Studies 37 (Cambridge, 1996)
Early English Text Society, ed.,
The Winchester Malory: a Facsimile, EETS ss 4 (London, New York and Toronto, 1976)
Vinaver, E., ed.,
Malory: Works, 2nd ed. (Oxford, 1977)
Vinaver, E., ed.,
The Works of Sir Thomas Malory, 3rd ed., rev. P. J. C. Field, 3 vols. (Oxford, 1990)
9b. Caxton's Malory
Sommer, H. O., ed.,
Le Morte Darthur, 2 vols. (London, 1889-90)
Spisak, J. W., W. Matthews, and B. Dillon, ed.,
Caxton's Malory: a New Edition of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur, 2 vols. (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1983)
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