Mark Chinca is a Reader in Medieval and Early Modern German Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. His publications span medieval romance, lyric, chronicle, and religious literature. His most recent book is Meditating Death in Medieval and Early Modern European Devotional Writing from Bonaventure to Luther (2020). Christopher Young is Head of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge, has published widely on medieval culture and the history of modern sport, and most recently held an Honorary Fellowship at the Historisches Kolleg, Munich.

'… an excellent overview of the oldest surviving vernacular texts in Europe …' Tristan Spillman, Sehepunkte (from German)

• Foreword Stephen G. Nichols; 1. Introduction Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 2. Scandinavia Roberta Frank; 3. Irish and Welsh Barry Lewis; 4. English Laura Ashe; 5. Spain Marina S. Brownlee; 6. French David F. Hult; 7. Dutch Frits van Oostrom; 8. Occitan Sarah Kay; 9. German Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 10. Italian K. P. Clarke; 11. Czech and Croatian Julia Verkholantsev; 12. Greek Panagiotis A. Agapitos; 13. East Slavonic Simon Franklin; 14. Afterword David Wallace.

Mark Chinca is a Reader in Medieval and Early Modern German Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. His publications span medieval romance, lyric, chronicle, and religious literature. His most recent book is Meditating Death in Medieval and Early Modern European Devotional Writing from Bonaventure to Luther (2020). Christopher Young is Head of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge, has published widely on medieval culture and the history of modern sport, and most recently held an Honorary Fellowship at the Historisches Kolleg, Munich.

'… an excellent overview of the oldest surviving vernacular texts in Europe …' Tristan Spillman, Sehepunkte (from German)

• Foreword Stephen G. Nichols; 1. Introduction Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 2. Scandinavia Roberta Frank; 3. Irish and Welsh Barry Lewis; 4. English Laura Ashe; 5. Spain Marina S. Brownlee; 6. French David F. Hult; 7. Dutch Frits van Oostrom; 8. Occitan Sarah Kay; 9. German Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 10. Italian K. P. Clarke; 11. Czech and Croatian Julia Verkholantsev; 12. Greek Panagiotis A. Agapitos; 13. East Slavonic Simon Franklin; 14. Afterword David Wallace.

Mark Chinca is a Reader in Medieval and Early Modern German Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. His publications span medieval romance, lyric, chronicle, and religious literature. His most recent book is Meditating Death in Medieval and Early Modern European Devotional Writing from Bonaventure to Luther (2020). Christopher Young is Head of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge, has published widely on medieval culture and the history of modern sport, and most recently held an Honorary Fellowship at the Historisches Kolleg, Munich.

'… an excellent overview of the oldest surviving vernacular texts in Europe …' Tristan Spillman, Sehepunkte (from German)

• Foreword Stephen G. Nichols; 1. Introduction Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 2. Scandinavia Roberta Frank; 3. Irish and Welsh Barry Lewis; 4. English Laura Ashe; 5. Spain Marina S. Brownlee; 6. French David F. Hult; 7. Dutch Frits van Oostrom; 8. Occitan Sarah Kay; 9. German Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 10. Italian K. P. Clarke; 11. Czech and Croatian Julia Verkholantsev; 12. Greek Panagiotis A. Agapitos; 13. East Slavonic Simon Franklin; 14. Afterword David Wallace.