Enchanted Ground: The Study of Medieval Romance in the Eighteenth Century

Abstract

I. Introduction II. Epic and Romance: Richard Hurd III. Thomas Percy IV. Thomas Warton V. Joseph Ritson VI. George Ellis VII. Walter Scott VIII. What Then Was Romantic? Appendices 1. English Medieval Scholarship before Percy 2. Manuscripts of English Metrical Romances known to the Early Scholars 3. 'History', 'Romance' and 'Novel' Bibliography Index