Thomas Hoccleve, The Series

Matthew Brown (Texas Woman's University)

Ed. by Jamie McKinstry, University of Durham
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.02: English Writing and Culture: High and Late Medieval, 1066-1485.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Rory Critten (Université de Lausanne), David Fuller (University of Durham), Natalie Hanna (University of Liverpool), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast), Jamie McKinstry (University of Durham), Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool), Sebastian Sobecki (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 1402 - c. 1425

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poem collection

Resources

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Scholars have given the title

The Series

to the last major work of Thomas Hoccleve, a fifteenth century civil servant, poet, and probable acquaintance of Chaucer. Composed in 1419-1421, it is a collection of poetry and prose, including several translations from Latin works, within a frame narrative describing the process of the work's own creation. The

Series

survives complete in six manuscripts, one of which is largely holograph: Durham, University Library MS Cosin V. iii. 9, ff. 3-95 (1422-26; holograph from “Dialogue” line 253). The other five manuscripts are: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Bodley 221, ff. 1-53v (c. 1450); Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Laud misc. 735, ff. 1-52 (1450-75); Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Arch. Selden supra 53, ff. 76-148 (c. 1430); New Haven, CT, Yale…

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Citation: Brown, Matthew. "The Series". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 March 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=25296, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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