The book of the knight of the Tower
By: translated by William Caxton ; edited by M.Y. Offord.
Contributors: Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491, tr.; Offord, M. Y., ed.
Series: Early English Text Society. Supplementary series; no. 2; SS (Early English Text Society) ;; no. 2.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng; enm
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Young women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800; Christian women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Description: "The Book of the Knight of the Tower (full French title: Livre pour l'enseignement de ses filles du Chevalier de La Tour Landry) is a book commenced by Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry in 1371, and which he continued writing at least until 1372 ... This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women can avoid 'blame, shame, and defame"--Google.
Notes: Text in Middle English; introduction and notes in English.
Translation of Livre pour l'enseignement de ses filles.