Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. List of Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Text at Hand 11
8. 2 Caxton’s preface: Historia and Argumentum 31
9. 3 Malory’s Moral Scribes: ‘Balyn’ in the Winchester Manuscript 61
10. 4 Usurpation, Right and Redress in Malory’s Roman War 94
11. 5 No Hint of the Future 121
12. Epilogue: Two Gestures of Closure 152
13. Bibliography 159
14. Index 169