The dialogue of Solomon and Marcolphus
By: edited with introduction and notes by Donald Beecher ; with the assistance of Mary Wallis.
Contributors: Beecher, Donald.; Wallis, Mary.
Series: Publications of the Barnabe Riche Society ;; v. 4
Publisher: Dovehouse Eds.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Ottawa, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Solomon, King of Israel -- In literature; Solomon, King of Israel -- Humor; Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English; Peasantry -- Humor
Other titles: Dialogue of Solomon & Marcolphus
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"The dialogue of Solomon and Marcolphus was first published in English in Antwerp in 1492 as an anonymous translation of an anonymous Latin jestbook, the origins of which go back at least to the twelfth century"--cover p. 4.