Guy of Warwick and other chapbook romances
Subtitle: six tales from the popular literature of pre-industrial England
By: edited by John Simons.
Contributors: Simons, John, 1955-
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Exeter
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Romances, English; Chapbooks, English; Guy of Warwick (Legendary character) -- Romances
Description: Chapbooks formed the staple reading matter of ordinary people during the 18th and much of the 19th centuries. These chapbooks derive from romances which were current in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-186).
Table of contents: title: Introduction : why read chapbooks?; title: Guy of Warwick (Prose); title: Guy of Warwick (Verse); title: The seven champions of Christendom; title: Parismus; title: Valentine and Orson; title: The seven wise masters of Rome.