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The Life of Saint Alban by Matthew Paris (review)

The Life of Saint Alban by Matthew Paris (review) 256 Reviews of Passus B 15 ­ using the volume as a handbook will, I suggest, be important for all future students and critics of Piers Plowman. The book is also exemplary in its methodology as a `History of the Book', rigorous in its attention to detail, cogent in argument ensuing from this attention to detail, and inspiring in its novel conclusions. The book stunned me by its complexity, and thrilled me by the possibilities it lays open for further critical exploration of the poem. Anne M. Scott School of English and Cultural Studies The University of Western Australia Wogan-Browne, Jocelyn and Thelma S. Fenster, trans., The Life of Saint Alban by Matthew Paris/ Thomas O'Donnell and Margaret Lamont, trans., The Passion of Saint Alban byWilliam of St. Albans/ Studies of the Manuscript by Christopher Baswell and Patricia Quinn (French of England Translation Series, 2/ Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 342),Tempe, AZ, Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2010; hardback; pp. xvi, 240; 19 colour illustrations; R.R.P. US$45.00, £28.00; ISBN 9780866983907. Six scholars have combined to produce an important work on the life of St Alban, the patron saint of the present city of St Albans. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Parergon Australian & New Zealand Association of Medieval & Early Modern Studies, Inc. (ANAZAMEMS, Inc.)

The Life of Saint Alban by Matthew Paris (review)

Martyn, John R. C.
Parergon , Volume 29 (1) – Aug 8, 2012
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256 Reviews of Passus B 15 ­ using the volume as a handbook will, I suggest, be important for all future students and critics of Piers Plowman. The book is also exemplary in its methodology as a `History of the Book', rigorous in its attention to detail, cogent in argument ensuing from this attention to detail, and inspiring in its novel conclusions. The book stunned me by its complexity, and thrilled me by the possibilities it lays open for further critical exploration of the poem. Anne M. Scott School of English and Cultural Studies The University of Western Australia Wogan-Browne, Jocelyn and Thelma S. Fenster, trans., The Life of Saint Alban by Matthew Paris/ Thomas O'Donnell and Margaret Lamont, trans., The Passion of Saint Alban byWilliam of St. Albans/ Studies of the Manuscript by Christopher Baswell and Patricia Quinn (French of England Translation Series, 2/ Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 342),Tempe, AZ, Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2010; hardback; pp. xvi, 240; 19 colour illustrations; R.R.P. US$45.00, £28.00; ISBN 9780866983907. Six scholars have combined to produce an important work on the life of St Alban, the patron saint of the present city of St Albans.

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Published: Aug 8, 2012

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