Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Musical Examples vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Abbreviations x
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Continental Traditions of Narrative Performance 26
8. 2 The English Minstrel in History and Romance 52
9. 3 Musical Instruments and Narrative 78
10. 4 Metre, Accent, and Rhythm 105
11. 5 Music and the Middle English Romance 141
12. 6 Conclusions 173
13. Appendix A Minstrel References in the Middle English Verse Romances 181
14. Appendix B Medieval Fiddle Tuning and Implications for Narrative Performance 234
15. Glossary of Terms 253
16. Bibliography 257
17. Index 275