Designed as a practical aid to the reading of Chaucer, this glossary may be used with any of the widely read editions of his works. Its primary aim is to explain the meanings of words and phrases used by Chaucer in ways that are unfamiliar in modern English. The glossary includes many words now in common use that had a different range of senses or…

This collection of articles reflects humanists' interest in searching out and studying good literature for children. Five of the seventeen articles were originally presented at a symposium on children and literature in the Middle Ages. Other articles discuss the concept of "writing for children," provide reproductions of Chinese…