List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Key Contexts 1. Signs and Symbols: Barry Windeatt (University of Cambridge) 2. Religious Belief: Marilyn Corrie (University College, London) 3. Women and Literature: Catherine Sanok (University of Michigan) 4. The Past: Andrew Galloway (Cornell University) Part II: The Production of Middle English Literature 5. Production and Dissemination: Alexandra Gillespie (University of Toronto) 6. The Author: Jane Griffiths (University of Bristol) Part III: Writing in Middle English Writing in England 7. Language: Jeremy J. Smith (University of Glasgow) 8. Translation and Adaptation: Helen Cooper (University of Cambridge) 9. Contemporary Events: Helen Barr (University of Oxford) Part IV: Middle English Literature in the Post-Medieval World 10. Manuscripts and Modern Editions: Daniel Wakelin (University of Cambridge) 11. The Afterlife of Middle English Literature: David Matthews (University of Manchester) Index