Andrew Galloway is Professor of English at Cornell University.

• Chronology; Introduction: medieval English culture and its companions Andrew Galloway; Part I. Theaters of Culture: Political, Legal, Material: 1. From court to nation Scott Waugh; 2. The legal revolution and the discourse of dispute in the twelfth century Paul Hyams; 3. Archaeology and post-Conquest England David Hinton; Part II. Cultural Ideals and Cultural Conflicts: 4. Social ideals and social disruption Richard Kaeuper; 5. 'Celtic' visions of England David Dumville; 6. The idea of sanctity and the uncanonized life of Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug; Part III. Literacies, Languages, and Literatures: 7. Visual texts in post-Conquest England Laura Kendrick; 8. Literacy, schooling, universities Ralph Hanna; 9. Anglo-Latin literature in the later Middle Ages David Carlson; 10. The vernaculars of medieval England, 1170–1350 Elaine Treharne; 11. English literary voices, 1350–1500 David Lawton; Part IV. Legacies and Re-creations: 12. Literary reformations of the middle ages Helen Cooper; 13. Re-creating the middle ages Clare Simmons; Guide to further reading; Index.

'The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture is rich in content and insight. It covers a wide variety of areas, ranging from legal history to post-medieval literature and cultural identities … [a] valuable addition to the field for intermediate or advanced scholars.' Geert van Iersel, English Studies

Andrew Galloway is Professor of English at Cornell University.

• Chronology; Introduction: medieval English culture and its companions Andrew Galloway; Part I. Theaters of Culture: Political, Legal, Material: 1. From court to nation Scott Waugh; 2. The legal revolution and the discourse of dispute in the twelfth century Paul Hyams; 3. Archaeology and post-Conquest England David Hinton; Part II. Cultural Ideals and Cultural Conflicts: 4. Social ideals and social disruption Richard Kaeuper; 5. 'Celtic' visions of England David Dumville; 6. The idea of sanctity and the uncanonized life of Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug; Part III. Literacies, Languages, and Literatures: 7. Visual texts in post-Conquest England Laura Kendrick; 8. Literacy, schooling, universities Ralph Hanna; 9. Anglo-Latin literature in the later Middle Ages David Carlson; 10. The vernaculars of medieval England, 1170–1350 Elaine Treharne; 11. English literary voices, 1350–1500 David Lawton; Part IV. Legacies and Re-creations: 12. Literary reformations of the middle ages Helen Cooper; 13. Re-creating the middle ages Clare Simmons; Guide to further reading; Index.

'The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture is rich in content and insight. It covers a wide variety of areas, ranging from legal history to post-medieval literature and cultural identities … [a] valuable addition to the field for intermediate or advanced scholars.' Geert van Iersel, English Studies

Andrew Galloway is Professor of English at Cornell University.

• Chronology; Introduction: medieval English culture and its companions Andrew Galloway; Part I. Theaters of Culture: Political, Legal, Material: 1. From court to nation Scott Waugh; 2. The legal revolution and the discourse of dispute in the twelfth century Paul Hyams; 3. Archaeology and post-Conquest England David Hinton; Part II. Cultural Ideals and Cultural Conflicts: 4. Social ideals and social disruption Richard Kaeuper; 5. 'Celtic' visions of England David Dumville; 6. The idea of sanctity and the uncanonized life of Margery Kempe Rebecca Krug; Part III. Literacies, Languages, and Literatures: 7. Visual texts in post-Conquest England Laura Kendrick; 8. Literacy, schooling, universities Ralph Hanna; 9. Anglo-Latin literature in the later Middle Ages David Carlson; 10. The vernaculars of medieval England, 1170–1350 Elaine Treharne; 11. English literary voices, 1350–1500 David Lawton; Part IV. Legacies and Re-creations: 12. Literary reformations of the middle ages Helen Cooper; 13. Re-creating the middle ages Clare Simmons; Guide to further reading; Index.

'The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Culture is rich in content and insight. It covers a wide variety of areas, ranging from legal history to post-medieval literature and cultural identities … [a] valuable addition to the field for intermediate or advanced scholars.' Geert van Iersel, English Studies