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Essays on the complexity of multilingualism in medieval England. Professor Jocelyn Wogan-Browne's scholarship on the French of England - a term she indeed coined for the mix of linguistic, cultural, and political elements unique to the pluri-lingual situation of medieval England - is of immenseimportance to the field. The essays in this volume extend, honour and complement her path-breaking work. They consider exchanges between England and other parts of Britain, analysing how communication was effected where languagesdiffered, and probe cross-Channel relations from a new perspective. They also examine the play of features within single manuscripts, and with manuscripts in conversation with each other. And they discuss the continuing reach ofthe French of England beyond the Middle Ages: in particular, how it became newly relevant to discussions of language and nationalism in later centuries. Whether looking at primary sources such as letters and official documents, orat creative literature, both religious and secular, the contributions here offer fruitful and exciting approaches to understanding what the French of England can tell us about medieval Britain and the European world beyond. Thelma Fenster is Professor Emerita of French and Medieval Studies, Fordham University; Carolyn Collette is Professor of English Language and Literature at Mount Holyoke College. Contributors: Christopher Baswell,Emma Campbell, Paul Cohen, Carolyn Collette, Thelma Fenster, Robert Hanning, Richard Ingham, Maryanne Kowaleski, Serge Lusignan, Thomas O'Donnell, W. Mark Ormrod, Monika Otter, Felicity Riddy, Delbert Russell, Fiona Somerset, +Robert M. Stein, Andrew Taylor, Nicholas Watson, R.F. Yeager

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[A]n indispensable resource for the study of both the 'French of England' and the culture of medieval Britain more broadly. FRENCH STUDIES As the editors write in their introduction (and Felicity Riddy in her foreword), Jocelyn's work has been trailblazing, and this collection shows the richness of the vistas that she has opened up. STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER

As the editors write in their introduction (and Felicity Riddy in her foreword), Jocelyn's work has been trailblazing, and this collection shows the richness of the vistas that she has opened up. STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER

[A] rich collection...[An] excellent volume. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW * It is in countless ways an impressive volume. -- W. Chester Jordan * HISTORY * [A]n indispensable resource for the study of both the 'French of England' and the culture of medieval Britain more broadly. * FRENCH STUDIES * As the editors write in their introduction (and Felicity Riddy in her foreword), Jocelyn's work has been trailblazing, and this collection shows the richness of the vistas that she has opened up. * STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER * A rich and well-conceived collection that will reward readers from disciplines including literature, history, linguistics, and musicology. * PARERGON * This excellent Festschrift offers an opportunity to reflect, not just on [Jocelyn Wogan-Browne's] career but also on the parallel field of study that has seen so much further work on French as an international medieval vernacular. * SPECULUM *

It is in countless ways an impressive volume. HISTORY [W. Chester Jordan] [A]n indispensable resource for the study of both the 'French of England' and the culture of medieval Britain more broadly. FRENCH STUDIES As the editors write in their introduction (and Felicity Riddy in her foreword), Jocelyn's work has been trailblazing, and this collection shows the richness of the vistas that she has opened up. STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER

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CAROLYN COLLETTE is an American literary critic whose work has focused on late Medieval Anglo-French literary culture. She is Professor Emerita of English literature at Mount Holyoke College. ANDREW TAYLOR is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa. NICHOLAS WATSON teaches English at Harvard University. His research focuses on medieval English and North European literature, intellectual history, visionary writing and the role of the written vernacular. THOMAS O'DONNELL is Associate Professor of English and Medieval Studies at Fordham University, New York, USA. The late W. MARK ORMROD was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York; he published extensively on later medieval history.

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