LEADER 04547nam 2200793 450 001 9910456424003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-03412-X 010 $a9786612034121 010 $a1-4426-8264-7 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442682641 035 $a(CKB)2420000000004507 035 $a(EBL)4672187 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000311490 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205886 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000311490 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10316112 035 $a(PQKB)10942027 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600734 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255292 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672187 035 $a(DE-B1597)465056 035 $a(OCoLC)1013963704 035 $a(OCoLC)944177304 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442682641 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672187 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257865 035 $a(OCoLC)958581325 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000004507 100 $a20160923h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTestament of love /$fThomas Usk ; edited by Gary W. Shawver ; based on the edition of John F. Leyerle 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 225 1 $aToronto Medieval Texts and Translations ;$v13 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-5471-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $tTestament of Love -- $tBook I -- $tBook II -- $tBook III -- $tAppendix: Textual Matters -- $tAbbreviations -- $tCommentary -- $tTextual Apparatus -- $tWorks Cited -- $tIndex and Glossary -- $tIndex of Proper Names -- $tBackmatter 330 $aThomas Usk, a contemporary of Chaucer, was a figure of political and literary importance who became involved in the tempestuous politics of late fourteenth-century London. In 1384 he took part in John Northampton's agitations against the mayor of London and was imprisoned. While in custody, he had an apparent conversion experience and wrote a detailed accusation against Northampton and his followers. Shortly thereafter, while still in custody, he wrote The Testament of Love, which contains an allegorical apologia for his change of heart, a meditation on the fickle nature of worldly fortune and an exploration of the relationship between grace and free will. Usk was eventually freed and briefly enjoyed the favour of King Richard II. However, he was arrested along with others of Richard's party in December 1388 by order of the Lords Appellant. After a one-day trial, the Merciless Parliament convicted him of treason on 4 March 1388 and he was executed on the same day. Thomas Usk's Testament of Love is an interesting document that presents many challenges to the reader. While it has been over a hundred years since Walter Skeat's edition of the text, there has been much recent scholarly activity in this area. Gary Shawver's critical edition of Testament is based on John F. Leyerle's work on the text, and reflects modern knowledge of the period, as well as containing new insights into the source of Usk's material. As Usk's work survives in only one witness, namely Thynne's 1532 print edition, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer, Professor Shawver provides a text that is as faithful as possible to this witness in a form that modern readers and scholars of Chaucer's works can understand. 410 0$aToronto medieval texts and translations ;$v13. 606 $aFree will and determinism$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aPolitical prisoners$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aPhilosophy$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aLove$vEarly works to 1800 607 $aLondon (England)$xPolitics and government$vEarly works to 1800 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFree will and determinism 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 615 0$aPolitical prisoners 615 0$aPhilosophy 615 0$aLove 676 $a821.1 700 $aUsk$b Thomas$f-1388,$01049347 702 $aShawver$b Gary W$g(Gary Wayne),$f1959- 702 $aLeyerle$b John 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456424003321 996 $aTestament of love$92478271 997 $aUNINA