Sir Bevis of Hampton in Literary Tradition

Sir Bevis of Hampton is one of the most widespread and important Middle English romances. This book - the first ever full-length study to be devoted to it - considers it in its historical and literary contexts, and its Anglo-Norman, Welsh, Irish and Icelandic versions. It also offers detailed textual analyses, and discusses particular aspects of the story, its "afterlife" and its influence during the early modern period.

CONTRIBUTORS: MARIANNE AILES, JUDITH WEISS, ERICH POPPE, REGINE RECK, CHRISTOPHER SANDERS, IVANA DJORDJEVIC, JENNIFER FELLOWS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE, SIOBHAIN BLY CALKIN, MELISSA FURROW, CORINNE SAUNDERS, ANDREW KING.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Anglo-Norman Boeve de Haumtone as a chanson de geste - Marianne Ailes
Mestre and Son: The Role of Sabaoth and Terri in Boeve de Haumtone - Judith Weiss
Rewriting Bevis in Wales and Ireland - Erich Poppe and Regine Reck
Bevers saga in the Context of Old Norse Historical Prose - Christopher Sanders
From Boeve to Bevis: The Translator at Work - Ivana Djordjevic
The Middle English and Renaissance Bevis: A Textual Survey - Jennifer Fellows
For King and Country? The Tension Between National and Regional Identities in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Robert Rouse
Defining Christian Knighthood in a Saracen World: Changing Depictions of the Protagonist in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Siobhain Bly Calkin
Ascopard's Betrayal: A Narrative Problem - Melissa Furrow
Gender, Virtue and Wisdom in Sir Bevis of Hampton - Corinne Saunders
Sir Bevis of Hampton: Renaissance Influence and Reception - Andrew King
Bibliography of Bevis Scholarship - Jennifer Fellows