Linguistic Variation in the Ancrene Wisse, Katherine Group and Wooing Group: Essays Celebrating the Completion of the Parallel Text Edition in Bloomington, MN

This collection of articles deals with the manuscripts, textual transmission, punctuation, spelling, grammar and vocabulary of the Ancrene Wisse, the Katherine Group and the Wooing Group. A close comparison based on parallel texts substantiates detailed findings about linguistic variation and the role of scribes.