George Ashby's Poems: Edited From Two 15th Century MSS. At Cambridge offers a window into late medieval thought and verse, drawn from manuscript sources edited for today’s readers.
This edition presents Ashby’s work in a scholarly, readable form, including notices on life, historical context, and the poems themselves.
The collection centers on key works from the 15th century, plus the editorial materials that help modern readers understand the era. It gathers poems, a prison reflection, political verses, and collections of proverbs and sayings, all framed by annotations and a word list to illuminate language and meaning.
- A Prisoner's Reflections, 1463
- Active Policy of a Prince, circa 1470
- Dicta et Opiniones diversorum Philosophorum
- List of Words and editorial notes
Ideal for students and readers curious about medieval English poetry, proverbs, and the social context of the Wars of the Roses, as well as scholars of early English texts and manuscript culture.