South English legendaries

South English legendaries are compilations of versified saints' lives written in southern dialects of Middle English from the late 13th to 15th centuries. At least fifty of these manuscripts survive, preserving nearly three hundred hagiographic works.[1]

  1. ^ Blurton, Heather; Wogan-Browne, Jocelyn (2011). Rethinking the South English legendaries. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-8434-8.