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Introduces Skelton and his work to readers unfamiliar with the poet, gathers together the vibrant strands of existing research, and opens up new avenues for future studies.
John Skelton is a central literary figure and the leading poet during the first thirty years of Tudor rule. Nevertheless, he remains challenging and even contradictory for modern audiences.
This book aims to provide an authoritative guide to this complex poet and his works, setting him in his historical, religious, and social contexts. Beginning with an exploration of his life and career, it goes on to cover all the major aspects of his poetry, from the literary traditions in which he wrote and the form of his compositions to the manuscript contexts and later reception.
John Skelton is a central literary figure and the leading poet during the first thirty years of Tudor rule. Nevertheless, he remains challenging and even contradictory for modern audiences.
This book aims to provide an authoritative guide to this complex poet and his works, setting him in his historical, religious, and social contexts. Beginning with an exploration of his life and career, it goes on to cover all the major aspects of his poetry, from the literary traditions in which he wrote and the form of his compositions to the manuscript contexts and later reception.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 246
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: D.S.Brewer
Publication Date:
11 August 2026
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781843847816
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Literature: history and criticism
Overall, the collection is a rigorous and generous portrait of a man whose creative vernacularizing force was instrumental in both defying and moulding his own time.
— PARERGON
The book does an excellent job of situating Skelton in his literary, political, and cultural milieus. The essays are concise and accessible, and will serve as excellent springboards for more detailed study. Highly recommended.
This volume provides a much needed critical introduction to the important early Tudor poet John Skelton.
the chapters here strike an excellent balance between providing security, in the form of contextual scaffolding, and providing sharper edges, in the form of fresh or vivid accounts of how to understand Skelton's work.
Skelton's myriad contradictions often frustrate rather than engage readers, so this concise but rewarding Critical Companion, featuring contributions from a dozen heavyweight scholars, sheds welcome light on this perplexing writer's perplexing paradoxes. The volume elucidates Skelton's quirks and peculiarities by locating him squarely in the intellectual climate that informs his writing. Cogency, polish, and organizing design-virtues rarely associated with Skelton-are the signature characteristics of this collection, an indispensable volume for any reader of Skelton.
— PARERGON
The book does an excellent job of situating Skelton in his literary, political, and cultural milieus. The essays are concise and accessible, and will serve as excellent springboards for more detailed study. Highly recommended.
This volume provides a much needed critical introduction to the important early Tudor poet John Skelton.
the chapters here strike an excellent balance between providing security, in the form of contextual scaffolding, and providing sharper edges, in the form of fresh or vivid accounts of how to understand Skelton's work.
Skelton's myriad contradictions often frustrate rather than engage readers, so this concise but rewarding Critical Companion, featuring contributions from a dozen heavyweight scholars, sheds welcome light on this perplexing writer's perplexing paradoxes. The volume elucidates Skelton's quirks and peculiarities by locating him squarely in the intellectual climate that informs his writing. Cogency, polish, and organizing design-virtues rarely associated with Skelton-are the signature characteristics of this collection, an indispensable volume for any reader of Skelton.
Introduction - Sebastian Sobecki
John Skelton (?1460-1529): A Life in Writing - John Scattergood
Religion - Thomas Betteridge
Law and Politics - Sebastian Sobecki
Classical Literature - John Scattergood
Humanism - David R. Carlson
Satires and Invectives - John A. Burrow
Lyrics and Short Poems - Julia Boffey
Skelton's Voice and Performance - Elisabeth Dutton
Literary Tradition - Jane Griffiths
Skelton and the English Language - Greg Waite
Skelton's English Works in Manuscripts and Print - Carol Meale
Skelton's English Canon - A S G Edwards
Reception and Afterlife - Helen Cooper
A Skelton Bibliography - Nadine Kuipers
John Skelton (?1460-1529): A Life in Writing - John Scattergood
Religion - Thomas Betteridge
Law and Politics - Sebastian Sobecki
Classical Literature - John Scattergood
Humanism - David R. Carlson
Satires and Invectives - John A. Burrow
Lyrics and Short Poems - Julia Boffey
Skelton's Voice and Performance - Elisabeth Dutton
Literary Tradition - Jane Griffiths
Skelton and the English Language - Greg Waite
Skelton's English Works in Manuscripts and Print - Carol Meale
Skelton's English Canon - A S G Edwards
Reception and Afterlife - Helen Cooper
A Skelton Bibliography - Nadine Kuipers