A collection of essays exploring medieval and early modern views of community and society.Spanning the artificial divide between medieval and early modern, this collection of essays shows how men and women tried to put their ideals into practice, sometimes alone, but more commonly in the shared environment of cloister, college or city. The volume is presented to the distinguished medievalist Barrie Dobson in celebration of his 70th birthday, and takes the reader from a rural anchorhold to the London of Thomas More, and from the greenwood of Robin Hood to the central law courts.Spanning the artificial divide between medieval and early modern, this collection of essays shows how men and women tried to put their ideals into practice, sometimes alone, but more commonly in the shared environment of cloister, college or city. The volume is presented to the distinguished medievalist Barrie Dobson in celebration of his 70th birthday, and takes the reader from a rural anchorhold to the London of Thomas More, and from the greenwood of Robin Hood to the central law courts.Spanning the artificial divide between medieval and early modern history, this collection of essays shows how men and women tried to put their ideals into practice, sometimes alone, but more commonly within the shared environment of cloister, college or city. The volume is presented to the distinguished medievalist Barrie Dobson in celebration of his 70th birthday, and takes the reader from a rural landscape to the London of Thomas More, and from the forests of Robin Hood to the central law courts.Preface Rosemary Horrox; Richard Barrie Dobson: an appreciation John Taylor; 1. 'If heaven be on this earth, is it in cloister or in school': the monastic ideal in later medieval English literature Derek Pearsall; 2. The 'chariot of Aminadab' and the Yorkshire priory of Swine Janet Burton; 3. 'Godliness and good learning': ideals and imagination in medieval university and college foundations Robert Swanson; 4. Hugh lĂ(
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