Contents

Preface to the Reissued Second Edition

Preface

Abbreviations

Notes on Style

Introduction: The Significance of the Medieval Theory of Authorship

1: Academic Prologues to ‘Auctores’

2: Prologues to Scriptural ‘Auctores’

3: Authorial Roles in the ‘Literal Sense’

4: Literary Forms in the ‘Literal Sense’

5: Literary Theory and Literary Practice

Epilogue: The Familiar Authors

Notes

Bibliography

Index of Latin terms

General Index