Marvels, Monsters, and Miracles: Studies in the Medieval and Early Modern Imaginations

The 14 papers of this collection were first delivered at sessions held in honor of John Block Friedman (emeritus, English, U. of Illinois) at the 1996 International Congress of Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The contributors, five of whom studied under Friedman, are mainly English professors in American universities. Among the topics are identity in the Gesta Herewardi, the double in The Franklin's Tale, a nude cyclops in a 16th-century costume book, and depictions of the insane in the 13th century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR