Dr Jane Bliss is an independent scholar based in Oxford. The book based on her doctoral thesis (Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance) was published by D.S. Brewer in 2008; she has published two articles on medieval English romance, and one on Jehan de Saintré. Her essay on the Ancrene Wisse appeared in a collection published by Brewer, and she has also published on the early Breton saint Vignalis. She recently collaborated with Tony Hunt and Henrietta Leyser on a collection of hitherto unedited devotional material.

In addition to providing greater access to this text for English-speaking readers, especially those who are less familiar with Anglo-Norman, the main advantages of this translation lie in its easy use (especially keeping the division in short chapters, each preceded by a critical introduction) and the long and dense introduction of more than fifty pages which offers a thorough and exhaustive discussion of all the questions related to this text, in particular those of his originality in relation to its Latin source, its date of writing or the possible identity of its author. (Translated from French) Olivier de Laborderie, Le Moyen Âge

• Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Edward the Confessor - La Vie d’Edouard - The Three Principal Manuscripts The Poem’s Themes - Edward: Holy Warrior, Royal Saint - Historical and Legendary Women - Chaste Marriage - The Nun as a Mystical Writer - From Latin to Medieval French Sources - Earlier Lives of Edward - Rewriting Aelred - The Nun and English Literature - Other Sources - Barking Abbey’s Books The Nun and her World - Barking Abbey - The Poem’s Date - The Nun’s Identity as Author of Edouard - The Poem’s Audience - Later Lives of Edward Translation and PresentationThe Life of Edward the ConfessorAppendix Glossary Bibliography - Primary Texts - Secondary Texts Indexes - Bible References - Proper Names in Text - General Index

Dr Jane Bliss is an independent scholar based in Oxford. The book based on her doctoral thesis (Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance) was published by D.S. Brewer in 2008; she has published two articles on medieval English romance, and one on Jehan de Saintré. Her essay on the Ancrene Wisse appeared in a collection published by Brewer, and she has also published on the early Breton saint Vignalis. She recently collaborated with Tony Hunt and Henrietta Leyser on a collection of hitherto unedited devotional material.

In addition to providing greater access to this text for English-speaking readers, especially those who are less familiar with Anglo-Norman, the main advantages of this translation lie in its easy use (especially keeping the division in short chapters, each preceded by a critical introduction) and the long and dense introduction of more than fifty pages which offers a thorough and exhaustive discussion of all the questions related to this text, in particular those of his originality in relation to its Latin source, its date of writing or the possible identity of its author. (Translated from French) Olivier de Laborderie, Le Moyen Âge

• Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Edward the Confessor - La Vie d’Edouard - The Three Principal Manuscripts The Poem’s Themes - Edward: Holy Warrior, Royal Saint - Historical and Legendary Women - Chaste Marriage - The Nun as a Mystical Writer - From Latin to Medieval French Sources - Earlier Lives of Edward - Rewriting Aelred - The Nun and English Literature - Other Sources - Barking Abbey’s Books The Nun and her World - Barking Abbey - The Poem’s Date - The Nun’s Identity as Author of Edouard - The Poem’s Audience - Later Lives of Edward Translation and PresentationThe Life of Edward the ConfessorAppendix Glossary Bibliography - Primary Texts - Secondary Texts Indexes - Bible References - Proper Names in Text - General Index

Dr Jane Bliss is an independent scholar based in Oxford. The book based on her doctoral thesis (Naming and Namelessness in Medieval Romance) was published by D.S. Brewer in 2008; she has published two articles on medieval English romance, and one on Jehan de Saintré. Her essay on the Ancrene Wisse appeared in a collection published by Brewer, and she has also published on the early Breton saint Vignalis. She recently collaborated with Tony Hunt and Henrietta Leyser on a collection of hitherto unedited devotional material.

In addition to providing greater access to this text for English-speaking readers, especially those who are less familiar with Anglo-Norman, the main advantages of this translation lie in its easy use (especially keeping the division in short chapters, each preceded by a critical introduction) and the long and dense introduction of more than fifty pages which offers a thorough and exhaustive discussion of all the questions related to this text, in particular those of his originality in relation to its Latin source, its date of writing or the possible identity of its author. (Translated from French) Olivier de Laborderie, Le Moyen Âge

• Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Edward the Confessor - La Vie d’Edouard - The Three Principal Manuscripts The Poem’s Themes - Edward: Holy Warrior, Royal Saint - Historical and Legendary Women - Chaste Marriage - The Nun as a Mystical Writer - From Latin to Medieval French Sources - Earlier Lives of Edward - Rewriting Aelred - The Nun and English Literature - Other Sources - Barking Abbey’s Books The Nun and her World - Barking Abbey - The Poem’s Date - The Nun’s Identity as Author of Edouard - The Poem’s Audience - Later Lives of Edward Translation and PresentationThe Life of Edward the ConfessorAppendix Glossary Bibliography - Primary Texts - Secondary Texts Indexes - Bible References - Proper Names in Text - General Index