Literary Patronage in the Middle AgesFirst Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE SCOP the Scald the Bard and the Minstrel | 21 |
GENERAL AND SPECIAL PHASES OF PATRONAGE IN THe Middle | 55 |
COURT WRITINGS | 74 |
WORKS WRITTEN AT REQUEST | 90 |
THE EPILOGUE EXCUSATORY AND THE GO LITTLE BOOK | 102 |
FORMULA | 116 |
DEDICATIONS | 124 |
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