Studies In Medieval Literature: In Honor Of Professor Albert Croll Baugh

Studies in Medieval Literature Tin Phillips Albert Croll B a u g h Studili. Philadelphia Studies in Medieval Literature In Honor of PROFESSOR ALBERT CROLL BAUGH Edited by MacEdward Leach Editorial Committee Frederick L. Jones William H. Marshall Harold S. Stine MacEdward Leach, Chairman Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press © 1961 by The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Published in Great Britain, India, and Pakistan by the Oxford University Press London, Bombay, and Karachi Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 61-15274 Printed in the United States of America Foreword The most difficult problem faced by the Editorial Committee charged with the task of preparing a festschrift in honor of Professor Albert C. Baugh was one of selection of papers. Professor Baugh's influence and associations, extending so far beyond the University through his activity in such organizations as the Modern Language Association of America, the Medieval Academy, and the Modern Humanities Research Association, made it desirable to plan this volume on as wide a base as possible. Then, too, many medieval scholars and others, indebted to Professor Baugh directly or indirectly, wished to show their appreciation by participation in this tribute. Unfortunately the number of pages at our disposal was limited. We have had, consequently, to restrict the book to those papers that represent Professor Baugh's special interests. This meant that we could not include papers from colleagues and students in other fields though we realize that many of these scholars owe much to Professor Baugh and wish to pay tribute to him. This is especially true of those at Pennsylvania who were taught the materials and methods of scholarship in Professor Baugh's famous course in methodology. These seventeen papers have been selected to represent Professor Baugh's major interests in the medieval field: five are concerned with Chaucer, eight with general medieval literature, two with linguistics; two reflect his interest in editing medieval texts. The Committee wishes to thank all who helped to make this book a possibility. Mr. Thomas Yoseloff of the University Press, the Press Committee of the University of Pennsylvania, Professor Matthias Shaaber, Chairman of the Depart'ment of English, have been very helpful with counsel and 6 Foreword advice. The Committee wishes to acknowledge with many thanks the unfailing help of Mr. Bernhard Kendler in getting this difficult manuscript into print. To Dr. Nita Baugh, wife of Professor Baugh, we owe special thanks for constant help and advice. To all who participated through their contributions we owe deepest thanks. We present this volume, then, to Professor Albert C. Baugh as an expression of the admiration and affection of all of us who have been associated with him through the years at Pennsylvania, of his students who have gone out in the world, and of his colleagues in medieval studies here and abroad. MacEdward Leach Albert Croll Baugh Albert Croll Baugh was born on February 26, 1891, the son of Horace L. Baugh and Margaret (Croll) Baugh. His ancestors were largely Pennsylvania Dutch; for 250 years the family has lived along the Schuylkill. Albert Baugh attended the Philadelphia public schools, graduating from Northeast High in 1908. From Northeast he received a City Scholarship to the Univers