Composed for King Henry VI in the middle of the Wars of the Roses, Of Knyghthode and Bataile adapts the most widely used military manual in the Middle Ages into English verse. That work is here edited by Michael Livingston and Trevor Russell Smith from all four surviving manuscripts, and presented with a contextualizing introduction and copious notes and glosses. Responding to both the evolution of warfare and the historical background of his own time, its anonymous poet produced what one critic has called "one of the most brilliant military poems of the fifteenth century."
| ISBN: | 9781580444750 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2021 |
| Author: | Michael Livingston, Trevor Russell Smith |
| Publisher: | Medieval Institute Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 180 pages |
| Series: | TEAMS Middle English Texts Series |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Classic and pre-20th century poetry Literary studies: poetry and poets Military history |