The introductory tribute to Mahoney (emeritus, Arizona State U.) describes her scholarly career as well as her profound influence on students, and the subsequent 13 contributed chapters carry
forward some of her interests. The first three chapters address rhetoric and ethics in Middle English romance, Jans der Enikel's prologue as a guide to textual multiplicity, and pictures of
gifts and givers in early medieval manuscripts. Following are studies pertaining to women and rhetoric (e.g. Margery Kempe and Christine de Pizan, and John Lydgate's Life of Our Lady); lyric,
song, and audience; and composition and production of Arthurian literature. This festschrift is distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc.,
Portland, OR (booknews.com)
