Table of Contents

Introduction

I. High Courtly Narrative: The Tale of Love

1. The Kingis Quair

2. Robert Henryson

3. Gavin Douglas

4. William Dunbar

5. John Rolland

II. The Comic, Didactic, and Satiric: A Mode of Clerical Provenance

1. Robert Henryson

2. William Dunbar

3. David Lyndsay

4. The Freiris of Berwik

5. King Hart

III.Romance

1. Fergus

2. Lancelot of the Laik

3. Golagros and Gawane

4. The Taill of Rauf Coilyear

5. Eger and Grime

IV. Scots Renaissance: Soundings

1. Mary Queen of Scots

2. King James VI

3. William Alexander

4. William Drummond of Hawthornden

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Promotional Information

"The Lily and the Thistle is a valuable reference work in the field of Older Scots literature, re-opening the question of Franco-Scottish literary relations and providing both inspiration for new avenues of research and the means to initiate it." -- Rhiannon Purdie, School of English, University of St Andrews "While we perhaps often take for granted the influence of French sources and genres on medieval texts, sometimes it takes a study like this to remind us of just how intertextual and international Scottish medieval and Renaissance literature was. The Lily and the Thistle provides fruitful approaches to thinking about the 'European-ness' of Scottish literature." -- Kate Ash, University of Manchester

About the Author

William Calin is a graduate research professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Florida.

Reviews

‘Calin’s lively book works productively against restrictive views of nationalist literary traditions and invites further comparative study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.’ - Lee Manion (Speculum, April 2015) ‘An invaluable inspiration to future research in the field of Scottish literary study… The Lily and the Thistle is an important contribution to the understanding of Older Scots literature in its international and cultural context.’ - Elizabeth Elliott (Scottish Literary Review vol 7:02:2015)