Books published by Modern Language Association of America

Surveys the history of scholarly editing, describes the major research in a variety of disciplines, summarizes the resources available to scholars, and analyses the issues currently facing textual editors. Each chapter includes a history of scholarly editing in the field, a citation of exemplary editions, and an introduction to a recommended list of further readings.

Presents reading selections from Marie de France's lai ""Fresne"" and selections in two major literary dialects of Old French-Anglo-Norman and Picard. These are followed by chapters on Old French morphology and syntax; phonology sections are included at the end of each chapter. Contains a glossary, an index, and a select bibliography.