"Liturgical psalters are among the most important—and beautifully illustrated— of medieval Christian books. In their simplest form, psalters included 150 psalms, preceded by a calendar and followed by canticles, or biblical texts, meant to be sung at church services. Though this core content remained relatively unchanged throughout the Middle Ages and across countries, psalters show considerable variation in size, style of presentation, ..."
"The catalogue is the first step towards a systematic description of the manuscripts of the Wycliffite Bible, one of the most influential medieval English works. The Bible is the first complete translation of the Vulgate in English, produced at the end of the 14th century by the followers of the Oxford theologian John Wyclif. In spite of being condemned and banned within twenty five years of its appearance, it became the most widely diss ..."
"This is a substantial part of the whole corpus: 250 manuscripts of the Bible survive and Oxford has the largest number of copies in any single location."
The Keys of Middle-earth(2nd Edition) Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien by Dr Lee Stuart, ElizabethSolopova Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2015 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-137-45469-0, ISBN: 1-137-45469-5
"The Keys of Middle-earth is aimed at students of medieval literature and students of Tolkien, as well as admirers of Tolkien's fiction, or the filmed version of Peter Jackson. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the medieval languages and texts that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth aimed at those new to the area. Using key episodes in The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, medieval texts are presented in their o ..."
The Keys of Middle-earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien by Stuart D. Lee, ElizabethSolopova Paperback, 284 Pages, Published 2006 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-4671-3, ISBN: 1-4039-4671-X
"The Keys of Middle-Earth uniquely introduces the reader to the world of Medieval Literature through the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. Using key episodes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings , readers are taken back to the works of Old, Middle English and Old Norse literature that so influenced Tolkien. The original texts are presented with helpful new translations to help the reader approach the medieval poems and tales, and introductor ..."
Languages, Myths and History An Introduction to the Linguistic and Literary Background of J. R. R. Tolkien's Fiction by ElizabethSolopova Paperback, 107 Pages, Published 2009 by North Landing Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9816607-1-4, ISBN: 0-9816607-1-1
"Languages, Myths and History: An Introduction to the Linguistic and Literary background of J. R. R. Tolkien's Fiction introduces languages and literatures which were particularly important for Tolkien as a writer. Tolkien was a university professor, specialising in early Germanic languages, such as Old English, Old Norse and Gothic. He also, on many occasions, wrote about his fascination with the Finnish language and epic poetry. As is ..."
The Keys of Middle-Earth(1st Edition) Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien (Hardback) by Stuart D. Lee, ElizabethSolopova Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2006 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-4672-0, ISBN: 1-4039-4672-8
"The Keys of Middle-Earth introduces the reader to the world of medieval literature through the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. Using key episodes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, readers are taken back to the works of Old, Middle English and Old Norse literature that so influenced Tolkien. The original texts are presented with helpful new translations to help the reader approach the medieval poems and tales, and introductory essays d ..."
The Keys of Middle-Earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien by Stuart Lee, ElizabethSolopova 380 Pages, Published 2016 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-137-45470-6, ISBN: 1-137-45470-9
"279). Tréowine sees the world '[?curve] below' (Sauron, p. 278), and a straight
road leading ahead of them to a 'shining land'. In the gloom that envelopes him
he quotes l. 104 of the Old English poem Christ I the same lines that inspired
Tolkien as a young man (see 4.2). It is also worth noting that there is evidence
that Tolkien tried even to link this with the Arthurian myths (albeit in an aborted
attempt). In the notes to the u ..."
"229–54. Goodridge, J. F. (trans.) (1959) Piers the Ploughman (Harmondsworth:
Penguin Book). Goolden, P. (ed.) (1958) The Old English Apollonius of Tyre (
Oxford: Oxford University Press). Görlach, M. (1997) The Linguistic History of
English (Basingstoke: Macmillan). Gracia, J. J. E. (2003) 'Philosophy in the
Middle Ages: an Introduction', in Gracia and Noone (eds) (2003), pp. 1–11.
Gracia, J. J. E. and Noone, T. B. (eds) (2003) A Ca ..."
Chaucer The General Prologue (WAN) Network Licence for the CD-ROM 0521588081: Wide Area Network Licence: WAN Version (The Canterbury Tales on CD-ROM) by Geoffrey Chaucer, ElizabethSolopova Hardcover, Published 2000 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-78437-5, ISBN: 0-521-78437-9
Chaucer The General Prologue (LAN) Network Licence for the CD-ROM 0521588081: Local Area Network Licence (The Canterbury Tales on CD-ROM) by Geoffrey Chaucer, ElizabethSolopova Hardcover, Published 2000 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-78438-2, ISBN: 0-521-78438-7
"The General Prologue is the first part of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Set out in 858 lines of Middle English, this text includes general notes on the text; discussion of themes, issues and context; and suggestions for further reading."
Chaucer The General Prologue on CD-ROM (The Canterbury Tales on CD-ROM) by Geoffrey Chaucer, ElizabethSolopova Cd, 1 Pages, Published 2000 by Cambridge University Press Audiobook ISBN-13: 978-0-521-58808-9, ISBN: 0-521-58808-1
"The General Prologue on CD-ROM presents full materials for detailed study of the text of The General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, the most read of all parts of the Tales. The CD-ROM contains transcripts, descriptions, images, and collations of all fifty-three fifteenth-century manuscripts and early printed editions of The General Prologue. Specialized software tools allow searching of the text, exploration of the spelling of the 30 ..."
The Keys of Middle-earth(2nd Edition) Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien Lee, Stuart and Solopova, Elizabeth by Dr Lee Stuart, ElizabethSolopova Hardcover, 380 Pages, Published 2015 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-137-45468-3, ISBN: 1-137-45468-7
"The Keys of Middle-earth is aimed at admirers of J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction, or the filmed version of Peter Jackson. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the medieval languages and texts that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth aimed at those new to the area. Using key episodes in The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, medieval texts are presented in their original language with translations, plus supporting essays ..."
The Keys of Middle-earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien by Stuart Lee, ElizabethSolopova 288 Pages, Published 2015 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-137-45471-3, ISBN: 1-137-45471-7
"Tolkien's interest in The Seafarer manifested itself in the aborted collaborative
venture with E. V. Gordon in the 1920s to produce a series of medieval editions (
see Anderson, 2003b). As noted earlier the plans to produce ... The Elves, too,
are burdened with memories of two long ages of strife and sorrow in Middleearth
in contrast with their long treasured memories of the beauty in Valinor, the earthly
paradise, from which they a ..."
"Elizabeth Solopova, Stuart Lee. poverty' and disendowment of the Church was
debated throughout the 14th century, and received a particularly radical
expression in the teachings of John Wyclif. • Responsibilities of different classes
of society. This question is present in all works influenced by the threeestates
model. ... in Piers Plowman and were central to the Lollard movement. See also
Chapter 1(d) and (e), Chapter 2(c)–(f), (i ..."
The Keys of Middle-earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien by Stuart D. Lee, ElizabethSolopova 284 Pages, Published 2005 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-0-230-50381-6, ISBN: 0-230-50381-0
"Tolkien (Tolkien A30/2, f. 102) notes that 'the relationship was one of special
impact in Germanic times'. Scragg (1981, p. 75) notes that this is outlined in
Tacitus' Germania. l.117. gehy ̄rde ic, 'I heard'. This phrase implies that the poet
is hearing the information second-hand. If this is the case, then the intricate
details he relays about the battle, down to the very weapons used, are known to
him from someone who was there ..."