Cleanness; A Good Short Debate between Winner and Waster

Smart set of two 14th-century poems with resourceful translations and detailed notes by Sir Israel Gollancz. In two volumes.Bound in the publisher's original cloth. With unclipped dust wrappers.Edited with extensive notes and glossary by significant scholar of early English Literature, Sir Israel Gollancz. Both works also include a modern-English translation. The translation of "Wynnere and Wastoure" by Gollancz follows the original text. "Cleanness" is translated by fellow scholar and publisher of the works, D. S. Brewer, and runs alongside the main poem.Penned anonymously in middle English, these texts are dated around the mid to late 14th century. Little is known about the authorship of "Wynnere and Wastoure", a political debate poem thought to have inspired William Langland's "Pier's Plowman". "Cleanness" is attributed to the "Pearl" or "Gawain" poet, author of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing, particularly to the bottom edge and spine tips. Subtle marking concentrated towards the top edge and more noticeable to "Cleanness". Dust wrappers suffer from slight shelf wear and discolouration. Chip to the back of "Cleanness" and moderate tearing and loss of wrap to "Winner and Waster". Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with faint spotting only to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed.…