Old and Middle English c.890-c.1400: An Anthology (Blackwell Anthologies)
by Elaine Treharne

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Book Review: Much improved second edition
Summary: 4 Stars

Overall, the changes made for this new edition make it a more useful and usable anthology. The introductory material and the footnotes are helpful.

One criticism I have is that only the first and last fitts of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" are provided; I would prefer to see all of that poem. To me, that's pretty serious, and I'll have to find an additional text of GGK: the middle fitts, particularly Fitt 3, are vital to an understanding of the poem. Less serious are the omissions from the Chaucer section; perhaps alternate Canterbury Tales, or even "The Parliament of Fowls" or "The Book of the Duchess" could flesh this section out in a future edition.

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