What would medieval English literature look like if we viewed it through the lens of the compendium? In that case, John Trevisa might come into focus as the maj
Explores reference books in the medieval period including informational texts, encyclopedias, histories, and manuals, with particular attention to John Trevisa'
A study of John Trevisa's rhetorical arguments for the value, necessity, and authority of translation in his English 'Polychronicon'. John Trevisa was one of th