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August 2024
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Sir Torrent of Portingale
Edited by James Wade
"Sir Torrent of Portingale" is a romance written to entertain fifteenth-century audiences with action-packed tales of love and adventure. It is a story about the lovers Torrent, a young knight from Portugal, and Desonell, the feisty and resourceful daughter of a tyrannical king. Adventures include fights with dragons, giants, and savage beasts; perilous sea journeys; magic horses and swords; sieges and wars in the Holy Land. This new edition collates the surviving manuscript and print fragments with commentary and notes.
Newsletter Archive
Issue 43: August 2024
New books, beach reads, and summer sales! *Correction* A correction has been sent out for this newsletter. Originally, there was an error in the prices of the TEAMS summer sale event. The correct prices are 1 book for $5, 5 books for $20, and 15 books for $50.
Issue 42: July 2024
Medieval maps, a summer sale, and Erin K. Wagner's The Language of Heresy in Late Medieval English Literature.
Issue 41: June 2024
In this issue of the newsletter, we feature some photos from the 59th Annual International Congress on Medieval Studies and Mary Morse's English Birth Girdles: Devotions for Women in "Travell of Childe".
Issue 40: May 2024
In this issue of the newsletter, we feature Scott Harrower's Trauma and Recovery in Early North African Christianity and Erin Wagner's The Language of Heresy in Late Medieval English Literature.
Issue 39: April 2024
In this issue of the newsletter, we feature John Higgens' Hiberno-Latin Saints’ ‘Lives’ in the Seventh Century Writing Early Ireland and news from the Medieval Academy of America.
Issue 38: March 2024
In this issue of the newsletter, we feature the latest edition of Medieval Ecocriticism, Brian Gastle and Catherine Carter's edition of Gower's Confessio, and more.
Issue 37: February 2024
In this issue of the newsletter, we feature the book launch for Susana Fein's Festschrift, the latest NBN podcast, new book releases and more.
Issue 36: January 2024
And this new year, Medieval Institute Publications will continue to spend our time devoted to publishing new works in early period studies and supporting the projects of our stellar authors.
Issue 35: December 2023
Happy Holidays from MIP! As we gather and revel, take some time to check out the reviews of our latest titles. Our book drawing features Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales, edited by Thomas Hahn.
Issue 34: November 2023
Check out our exciting new releases and latest podcast! Subscribe to the newsletter to enter our book drawing for Ben Parson's Two Middle English Prayer Cycles: Holkham Prayers and Meditations and Simon Appulby, The Fruyte of Recempcyon.
Issue 33: October 2023
Just in time for the spooky season, check out our monstrous titles! Book drawing is for Peter Dendle's Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England.
Issue 32: September 2023
Introducing MIP author interview podcasts and featured MIP titles in premodern history. September 2023 Book Drawing: Wills and Testaments in Medieval England from the Thirteenth to the Sixteenth Century, edited by Robert A. Wood.
Issue 32: September 2023
Introducing MIP author interview podcasts and featured MIP titles in premodern history. September 2023 Book Drawing: Wills and Testaments in Medieval England from the Thirteenth to the Sixteenth Century, edited by Robert A. Wood.
Issue 31: August 2023
Teaching Association for Medieval Studies 2023 Update and the next stage of the Middle English Text Series. August 2023 Book Drawing: William Caxton's Paris and Vienne and Blanchardyn and Eglantine, edited by Harriet Hudson.
Issue 30: July 2023
Some exciting forthcoming titles from MIP and our open access METS texts! July 2023 Book Drawing: Sir Torrent of Portingale, edited by James Wade.
Issue 29: June 2023
Celebrate #Pride2023 with MIP! June 2023 Book Drawing: The Third Gender and Ælfric’s Lives of Saints, by Rhonda L. McDaniel.
Issue 28: May 2023
Celebrate our 45th anniversary with us at #kzoo2023 and read about our continuing partnership with De Gruyter. May 2023 Book Drawing: Winner's choice!
Issue 27: April 2023
See what's on the MIP blog this month, take a coffee break with MIP and Colin Ireland, learn about new and forthcoming books, and get ready for #kzoo2023. April 2023 Book Drawing: The Gaelic Background of Old English Poetry Before Bede, by Colin A. Ireland.
Issue 26: March 2023
Sumer is icumen in! Celebrate the return of spring with new and forthcoming titles, 20% off all MIP titles during the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Shakespeare Association of America, and our monthly book drawing. March 2023 Book Drawing: The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript, Volume 2, edited and translated by Susanna Fein, with David Raybin and Jan Ziolkowski.
Issue 25: February 2023
Stay cozy with MIP—take 20% off all our titles and curl up with a good book! And check out a new blog post, upcoming titles, our monthly book drawing, and more. February 2023 Book Drawing: Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum, edited by Rhiannon Purdie and Emily Wingfield.
Issue 24: January 2023
See our newest books and journals, watch the first in our new series of short interviews, read what's new on our blog, and more. January 2023 Book Drawing: John of Garland, Integumenta Ovidii, edited and translated by Kyle Gervais.
Issue 23: December 2022
Enjoy a flurry of savings on our titles and pick up some gifts for friends, family, or yourself! We also feature news and reviews, recent blog posts, and our December book drawing. December 2022 Book Drawing: John Lydgate, Mummings and Entertainments, edited by Claire Sponsler.
Issue 22: November 2022
Celebrate #UPWeek 2022 with the launch of the MIP blog and our series of special UP Week blog posts, plus new and noteworthy books and our monthly drawing! November 2022 Book Drawing: The Corporeality of Clothing in Medieval Literature: Cognition, Kinesis, and the Sacred, by Sarah Brazil.
Issue 21: September 2022
In this issue of our newsletter, learn more about our acquisitions team, see new titles, and find out where we'll be this fall conference season. September 2022 Book Drawing: Inventing Modernity in Medieval European Thought, ca. 1100–ca. 1550, edited by Bettina Koch and Cary J. Nederman.
Issue 20: August 2022
In this edition of our newsletter, catch up with TEAMS President Gale Sigal and learn about our three newest TEAMS series, as well as recent TEAMS titles. August 2022 Book Drawing: "The Owl and the Nightingale" and the English Poems of Oxford, Jesus College, MS 29 (II), edited and translated by Susanna Fein.
Issue 19: June 2022
Celebrate Pride with the publication of our second book in our New Queer Medievalisms series; an interview with its editor, David Hadbawnik; open access to Medieval Futurity, the first book in the NQM series; open access content from Thinking Queerly, the first book in our Premodern Transgressive Literatures series; news and reviews; and more! June 2022 Book Drawing: Postmodern Poetry and Queer Medievalisms: Time Mechanics, edited by David Hadbawnik.
Issue 18: May 2022
Check out our virtual booth at the 2022 International Congress on Medieval Studies, see the titles we've published since the last ICMS and find out about the latest issue of Medieval Feminist Forum. May 2022 Book Drawing: Winner's Choice, of the titles we published from May 2021–May 2022.
Issue 17: April 2022
Enjoy MIP's interview with the editors of the journal Medieval People, along with new titles and titles coming soon, and our drawing for a free one-year subscription to Medieval People! April 2022 Book Drawing: One-year subscription to Medieval People, edited by Amy Livingstone and Charlotte Cartwright.
Issue 16: March 2022
In this issue we feature information about our virtual exhibits booth at the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America. March 2022 Book Drawing: Telling Tales and Crafting Books: Essays in Honor of Thomas H. Ohlgren, edited by Alexander L. Kaufman, Shaun F. D. Hughes, and Dorsey Armstrong.
Issue 15: February 2022
In this newsletter we introduce the first volume of our newest journal, Medieval Ecocriticisms, and learn what led to its creation. We also highlight new titles, news and reviews. February 2022 Book Drawing: "Medieval Ecocriticisms," Volume 1: Medieval Weather, edited by Michael J. Warren.
Issue 14: December 2021
In this newsletter we look back at the books and journals we've published this year and share some exciting journal updates. We look forward to new publications, conferences, and relationships in 2022! December 2021 Book Drawing: Music, Dance, and Society: Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Memory of Ingrid G. Brainard.
Issue 13: November 2021
In the November issue of our newsletter, we celebrate our first full year of newsletters and highlight some of the things we're thankful for here at MIP, including exciting updates about our New Queer Medievalisms series; the launch of the ScholarWorks page for Medieval People; the fantastic work of our student workers; and a great deal (50% off!) on one of our bestselling titles, The Middle English Breton Lays, edited by Anne Laskaya and Eve Salisbury. November 2021 Book Drawing: The Middle English Breton Lays.
Issue 12: October 2021
Our October newsletter features an essay by the editorial board of Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and Early Modern Constructions of Alterity; a collection of monstrous titles; an announcement that Medieval Feminist Forum is now live on ScholarWorks; a collection of forthcoming titles; and our October raffle October 2021 Book Drawing: Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England.
Issue 11: September 2021
Our September newsletter features an interview with Gale Sigal, president of TEAMS and managing editor of The Once and Future Classroom; featured TEAMS titles; news and reviews; and our September raffle September 2021 Book Drawing: Sources for the History of Medicine in Late Medieval England.
Issue 10: August 2021
Our August newsletter features an interview with R. Barton Palmer, one of the main editors of the TEAMS: METS Machaut project; a sneak peek at upcoming MIP books; and our August raffle! August 2021 Book Drawing: The Complete Poetry and Music of Guillaume de Machaut, Volume 1: The Debate Poems: Le Jugement dou Roy de Behaigne, Le Jugement dou Roy de Navarre, Le Lay de Plour.
Issue 9: July 2021
In our July newsletter, we celebrate the International Medieval Congress, our conference discount, new titles, and our July raffle. July 2021 Book Drawing: The Book of John Mandeville.
Issue 8: June 2021
In our June newsletter, we feature queer studies at MIP; new titles, author highlights, and reviews; an invitation to the book launch of Jes Battis's Thinking Queerly; and our June raffle. June 2021 Book Drawing: Medieval Futurity: Essays for the Future of a Queer Medieval Studies.
Issue 7: May 2021
In our May newsletter, we celebrate the 56th International Congress on Medieval Studies, featuring our conference discount, new titles, news about our journals, new series, and our May raffle. May 2021 Book Drawing: Thinking Queerly: Medievalism, Wizardry, and Neurodiversity in Young Adult Texts.
Issue 6: April 2021
No April Fools here--just another great MIP newsletter, celebrating #WhanThatAprilleDay and National Poetry Month! The newsletter features our very first author interview (with Jonathan Fruoco, author of Chaucer's Polyphony: The Modern in Medieval Poetry), MIP books on Chaucer and a series highlight of our TEAMS Middle English Texts Series and raffle off a copy of Chaucer's Polyphony! April 2021 Book Drawing: Chaucer's Polyphony: The Modern in Medieval Poetry.
Issue 5: March 2021
Our March newsletter brings fresh news and content from MIP, including a feature by Irina Dumitrescu and Eric Weiskott (co-editors of The Shapes of Early English Poetry: Style, Form, History); new titles; and author highlights. March 2021 Book Drawing: Saints at Play: The Performance Features of French Hagiographic Mystery Plays.
Issue 4: February 2021
In our February newsletter, we feature a short essay by Shannon McSheffrey on Valentine's Day in late medieval England and office staff share some of our favorite MIP titles: our literary valentines. February 2021 Book Drawing: Love & Marriage in Late Medieval London.
Issue 3: January 2021
In our first newsletter of the new year, we share lots of exciting news about MIP's journals and two brand-new book series! January 2021 Book Drawing: John the Blind Audelay's Poems and Carols (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Douce 302).
Issue 2: December 2020
Our holiday issue features a short essay on the Icelandic Christmas tradition Jólabókaflóð and our Northern Medieval World series; news and reviews, including a 2020 review roundup; and our monthly raffle. December 2020 Book Drawing: Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales.
Issue 1: November 2020
In our first monthly newsletter, we featured a welcome letter from Theresa Whitaker, our editor-in-chief; new titles; news, author highlights, and reviews; and our first monthly raffle. November 2020 Book Drawing: The Shapes of Early English Poetry: Style, Form, History.