Malachy the Irishman, on Poison - A Study and an Edition

Malachy the Irishman's 14th century text On Poison has been obscure in latter centuries, but in the later Middle Ages, his was a book widely known, including to Holcot and Langland. Following a lengthy introduction, the volume presents an annotated text and translation; it ends with three indexes, designed to open the text.

About the author

Ralph Hanna is Professor of Palaeography (Emeritus) and Emeritus Fellow at Keble College, Oxford. He is a former Guggenheim Fellow, former Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute (Harvard University), and winner of the British Academy Sir Israel Gollancz Prize for English Language 2015. His many books with Liverpool University Press include Robert Holcot, exegete (2021), Malachy the Irishman, On Poison (2020), Richard Rolle: Unprinted Latin Writings (2019) and Editing Medieval Texts (2015).

Product details

• Authors: Ralph Hanna
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2023
• EAN: 9781802078930
• ISBN: 978-1-80207-893-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works