Description: An important source of information for the reign of Edward the Confessor, with a unique political perspective on the ascendency of Godwine and his sons.
Brief description: Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe is Professor of English and Fellow of the Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame.
Review Quotes: Filled with a wealth of valuable detail... a major work. [A's] careful readings of manuscript and textual evidence provide crucial new insights into the central questions that concern the Chronicle's development and the development of the C-text in particular. SPECULUM AN authoritative edition.-- "JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY"