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<p>john Shirley's Importance As A Scribe Of Late Fourteenth- And Early Fifteenth-century Vernacular Poetry (in Particular The Works Of Chaucer And Lydgate) Has Long Been Recognized. Not Only Did Shirley Bring These Works To The Attention Of A Wider Audience In His Own Time, But The Survival Of Some Of His Manuscripts Has Perpetuated These Texts For Future Generations Of Readers. Indeed, Some Of These Poems Are Now Only Known Through His Manuscripts. <p> Ln This Meticulously Researched Survey, Margaret Connolly Makes A Thorough Examination Of All Extant Documents Relating To Shirley's Life And Carefully Scrutinises The Physical Characteristics Of His Manuscripts. In So Doing She Dispels Many Of The False Interpretations That Have Arisen From, Speculation As To The Nature Of Shirley's Scribal Activities. The Book Concludes That There Is No Evidence To Suggest That Shirley Acted As A Bookseller, But Plenty To Indicate That He Lent His Books Extensively. <p> This Book's Survey Of Volumes Owned Or Used By Shirley Provides General Insights Into The Availability And Circulation Of Literary Texts In The Fifteenth Century. Palcographers And Those With A General Interest In The History Of Th

Author

Connolly, Margaret, 1965-

Publisher

Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt.: Ashgate

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781859284629

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Memoir