"Professor John Scattergood pioneered the study of the interface of late-medieval literary texts with their historical and political moment. This substantial collection of essays written in his honour by some of the leading scholars in the field explores a rich variety of late-medieval and early Renaissance texts and cultural endeavours. Each essay not only aims to illuminate its chosen topic, but collectively, all illustrate the sheer range of approaches currently available within the wider historicist project."--Jacket.