Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Reissued Second Edition ix
4. Preface xxvii
5. Abbreviations xl
6. Notes on Style xlvi
7. Introduction: The Significance or the Medieval Theory of Authorship 1
8. 1 Academic Prologues to ‘Auctores’ 9
9. 2 Prologues to Scriptural ‘Auctores’ 40
10. 3 Authorial Roles in the ‘Literal Sense’ 73
11. 4 Literary Forms in the ‘Literal Sense’ 118
12. 5 Literary Theory and Literary Practice 160
13. Epilogue: The Familiar Authors 211
14. Notes 218
15. Bibliography 282
16. Index of Latin Terms 312
17. General Index 317