Books in the Garland Studies in Medieval Literature series

This book explores the theory and practice of medieval letter-writing, arguing that the form, proportion and style of letters were contoured by ideology.

This study examines Christian education in early vernacular texts of the German Middle Ages on the basis of Latin traditions of learning and teaching from Late Antiquity.

Focusing on the Old English poem Beowulf, on various Old Norse rune poems, and on the Old Icelandic mythological and legendary poems of the Elder Edda, this study addresses questions about oral traditions.

This lavishly illustrated study is a comprehensive literary and social history examining one of the most long lived popular legends in England, Guy of Warwick.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.