Literary Research and the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Eras: Strategies and Sources (Volume 14) (Literary Research: Strategies and Sources, 14)

'Literary Research and the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Eras: Strategies and Sources' is a guide to scholarly research in the field of medieval English literature covering the period 450 CE to 1500 CE. Graduate students and scholars researching this period face many challenges: working in two distinct literary traditions, comprehending multiple languages (Old English, Middle English, Latin, Anglo-Norman, and French), knowing the manuscript tradition for a particular title and the research methodologies for discovering and locating primary sources in the print and digital realms, and the awareness of the overlap and assimilation of literary themes with religious, historical, cultural, and political perspectives. The volume presents the best practices for building a foundation of sound scholarship practices in the field of medieval English literature. This volume explores primary and secondary resources, including general literary research guides; types of library catalogs; print and online bibliographies and indexes; scholarly journals and series; manuscripts, archives, and digital collections; genres; tools for understanding Old and Middle English such as dictionaries, lexicons, thesauri, glosses, etymologies, palaeographies, and text mining tools; and Web resources. The final chapter researches the shifting reputation of the poet, Thomas Hoccleve. Given the interdisciplinary nature of medieval studies, an appendix of additional readings in art, history, music, philosophy, religion, science, social sciences, and theater is provided. Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix 1. The Basics of Online Searching 1 2. General Literary Reference Sources 17 3. Library Catalogs 49 4. Bibliographies, Indexes, and Annual Reviews 69 5. Journals and Series 91 6. Manuscripts 121 7. Genres 137 8. Dictionaries, Lexicons, Thesauri, Etymologies, Paleographies, and Text-Mining Tools 159 9. Web Resources 177 10. Researching a Thorny Problem 201 Appendix 211 Bibliography 225 Index 227 About the Authors 241 "Literary Research and the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Eras: Strategies and Sources is a guide to scholarly research in the field of medieval English literature covering the period 450 CE to 1500 CE. The volume presents the best practices for building a foundation of sound scholarship practices in the field of medieval English literature"-- Provided by publisher