Mehl, Dieter. The English Romances of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967. This scholarly study is valuable for placing Havelok into a broad literary context and for pointing out many of the subtler characteristics of the poet's literary artistry.
Montagu, Robert, ed. and trans. Havelok and Sir Orfeo. Leicester, England: Edmun d Ward, 1954. Montagu provides a close literal translation of Havelok into modern English; his translation provides an interesting contrast.....
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