Reexamining the roles played by author, reader, scribe, and text in medieval literary practice, John Dagenais argues that the entire physical manuscript must be

Distinguished scholars from both sides of the Atlantic make a major contribution to medieval literary studies in contributions ranging from early epic to Fernan

New essays reappraising the history of the book, manuscripts, and texts.

This volume draws attention to and moves beyond the traditional methodological frames that have governed knowledge production in the academic study of Islam. De