Guy of Warwick

A collection of six stories, popular in pre-industrial England, and all of which derive from tales of chivalric love and courtly adventure current in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The romances are Guy of Warwick (two versions, prose and verse), The Seven Champions of Christendom, Parismus, Valentine and Orson, and The Seven Wise Masters of Rome. A valuable volume for students of popular literature and the reception of medieval tales. With full introduction and notes.