Scribal Intentions in Medieval Romance: A Case Study of Robert Thornton

Carlson, John Ivor

doi:10.1353/sib.2006.0001

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Thornton Manuscripts

Johnston

2017

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain

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Robert Thornton was the scribe of two important compilations of Middle English literature (London, British Library, MS Additional 31042 and Lincoln, Cathedral Library, MS 91). Thanks to his efforts at producing these manuscripts, we have the only surviving copies of numerous literary texts from medieval England, including, most importantly, Wynnere and Wastoure, The Sege of Melayn , and the alliterative Morte Arthure . Thornton is also valuable to contemporary scholarship because he provides us with an example of a flesh‐and‐blood lay reader of the English Middle Ages, giving us insight into the literary and religious interests of such people.

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Johnston

2017

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain

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Translating the Alliterative Morte Arthure into a Digital Medium: The Influence of Physical Context on Editorial Theory

Carlson¹

2010

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This article examines the impact of a modern digital edition of the Alliterative Morte Arthure on editorial rationale, arguing that a change in physical context entails a deep change in the analytical context within which the poem is perceived. More precisely, I will illustrate the 'dynamic' potential of a digital edition, which allows an editor or reader to accommodate multiple reading texts reflecting different degrees of editorial certainty, and thus constitutes a significant advance compared to more traditional methods of presentation. Ultimately the possibility of contemplating such plural, open-ended and provisional possibilities within the context of a digital edition of the Morte Arthure widens the range of editorial and interpretive interaction with the text itself.

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Reading Robert Thornton’s Library: Romance and Nationalism in Lincoln, Cathedral Library MS 91 and London, British Library MS Additional 31042

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2013

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Scribal Intentions in Medieval Romance: A Case Study of Robert Thornton

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Thornton Manuscripts

Thornton Manuscripts

Translating the Alliterative Morte Arthure into a Digital Medium: The Influence of Physical Context on Editorial Theory

Reading Robert Thornton’s Library: Romance and Nationalism in Lincoln, Cathedral Library MS 91 and London, British Library MS Additional 31042

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