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The borderline between the periods commonly termed ""medieval"" and ""Renaissance"", or ""medieval"" and ""early modern"", is one of the most hotly, energetically and productively contested faultlines in literary history studies. The essays presented in this volume both build upon and respond to the work of Professor Helen Cooper, a scholar who has long been committed to exploring the complex connections and interactions between medieval and Renaissance literature. The contributors re-examine a range of ideas, authors and genres addressed in her work, including pastoral, chivalric romance, early English drama, and the writings of Chaucer, Langland, Spenser and Shakespeare. As a whole, thevolume aims to stimulate active debates on the ways in which Renaissance writers used, adapted, and remembered aspects of the medieval.
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Andrew King is Lecturer in Medieval and Renaissance Literature at University College, Cork. Matthew Woodcock is Senior Lecturer in Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of East Anglia. Contributors: Joyce Boro, Aisling Byrne, Nandini Das, Mary C. Flannery, Alexandra Gillespie, Andrew King, Megan G. Leitch, R.W. Maslen, Jason Powell, Helen Vincent, James Wade, Matthew Woodcock Cover image: The figure of King Arthur depicted on the Round Table that hangs in the Great Hall of Winchester Castle. Originally executed c.1516–22, the painting is a fine – and for this collection fitting – example of Tudor medievalism. Photographer: R. K.Vincent. Reproduced with kind permission of the Winchester Excavations Committee. MeDieval into Renaissance Essays for Helen Cooper King and Woodcock (eds) T he borderline between the periods commonly termed “medieval” and “Renaissance”, or “medieval” and “early modern”, is one of the most hotly, energetically and productively contested faultlines in literary history studies. The essays presented in this volume both build upon and respond to the work of Professor Helen Cooper, a scholar who has long been committed to exploring the complex connections and interactions between medieval and Renaissance literature. The contributors re-examine a range of ideas, authors and genres addressed in her work, including pastoral, chivalric romance, early English drama, and the writings of Chaucer, Langland, Spenser and Shakespeare. As a whole, the volume aims to stimulate active debates on the ways in which Renaissance writers used, adapted, and remembered aspects of the medieval. MeDieval into an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF (GB) and 668 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester NY 14620-2731 (US) www.boydellandbrewer.com Renaissance Essays for Helen Cooper Edited by Andrew King and Matthew Woodcock Medieval into Renaissance King book02.indb 1 17/01/2016 14:10 Professor Helen Cooper by June Mendoza. University College, Oxford King book02.indb 2 17/01/2016 14:10 Medieval into Renaissance Essays for Helen Cooper edi t ed b y a n drew ki ng and m at t h ew wo od c o ck D. S. BR EW E R King book02.indb 3 17/01/2016 14:10 © Contributors 2016 All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner First published 2016 D. S. Brewer, Cambridge ISBN 978 1 84384 432 7 D. S. Brewer is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620–2731, USA website: www.boydellandbrewer.com A catalogue record for this book is available from the British L