Jennifer Fellows & Ivana Djordjevic 
Sir Bevis of Hampton in Literary Tradition 

First comprehensive collection to be devoted to Sir Bevis, the most popular Middle English romance.


Sir Bevis of Hampton is one of the most widespread and important Middle English romances. This book – the first ever full-length study to be devoted to it – considers it in its historical and literary contexts, and its Anglo-Norman, Welsh, Irish and Icelandic versions. It also offers detailed textual analyses, and discusses particular aspects of the story, its ‘afterlife’ and its influence during the early modern period.


CONTRIBUTORS: MARIANNE AILES, JUDITH WEISS, ERICH POPPE, REGINE RECK, CHRISTOPHER SANDERS, IVANA DJORDJEVIC, JENNIFER FELLOWS, ROBERT ALLEN ROUSE, SIOBHAIN BLY CALKIN, MELISSA FURROW, CORINNE SAUNDERS, ANDREW KING.

Table of Content

Introduction

The Anglo-Norman
Boeve de Haumtone as a
chanson de geste – Marianne Ailes

Mestre and Son: The Role of Sabaoth and Terri in
Boeve de Haumtone – Judith Weiss

Rewriting Bevis in Wales and Ireland – Erich Poppe and Regine Reck

Bevers saga in the Context of Old Norse Historical Prose – Christopher Sanders

From
Boeve to
Bevis: The Translator at Work – Ivana Djordjevic

The Middle English and Renaissance
Bevis: A Textual Survey – Jennifer Fellows

For King and Country? The Tension Between National and Regional Identities in
Sir Bevis of Hampton – Robert Rouse

Defining Christian Knighthood in a Saracen World: Changing Depictions of the Protagonist in
Sir Bevis of Hampton – Siobhain Bly Calkin

Ascopard’s Betrayal: A Narrative Problem – Melissa Furrow

Gender, Virtue and Wisdom in
Sir Bevis of Hampton – Corinne Saunders

Sir Bevis of Hampton: Renaissance Influence and Reception – Andrew King

Bibliography of Bevis Scholarship – Jennifer Fellows

About the author

ROBERT ROUSE Associate Professor, Department of English at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.