Essays on Arthurian themes, on Beowulf, Chaucer and Shakespeare, and textual studies of Gower and others.

These essays for Shunichi Noguchi, by scholars from Britain, the USA and Japan, reflect his approach to English studies and his wide range of interests from Beowulf to Ulysses. The principal focus, however, is on medieval and renaissance studies: nine of the essays are on Arthurian themes, to which Professor Noguchi has devoted his academic life. There are also essays on Beowulf, Chaucer, the York miracle plays, and Shakespeare, as well as textual studies of Gower, Wulfstan, Wycliffe and Caxton.

Contributors: SHUICHI AITA, SHINSUKE ANDO, DEREK BREWER, ANTONY DICKINSON, P.J.C. FIELD, KAZUO FUKUDA, EIICHI HAYAKAWA, TADAHIRO IKEGAMI, MIKIKO ISHII, SOUJIIWASAKI, GREGORY K. JEMBER, TOMOMI KATO, EDWARD DONALD KENNEDY,TADAO KUBOUCHI, JOHN LAWLOR, KIYOKAZU MIZOBATA, GEORGE MOOR, TSUYOSHI MUKAI, YUJI NAKAO, FUMIKO OKA, YUZUYO OKUMURA, ISAMU SAITO, SHIRO SHIBA, JAN SIMKO, JUN SUDO, TAKASHI SUZUKI, TOSHIYUKI TAKAMIYA, RAYMOND P. TRIPP.

Contributions by: Antony Dickinson, Derek S Brewer, Edward Donald Kennedy, Eiichi Hayakawa, Fumiko Oka, Gregory K Jember, Isamu Saito, Jan Simko, Jun Sudo, Kazuo Fukuda, Kiyokazu Mizobata, Mikiko Ishii, Peter J C Field, Raymond P Tripp Jr, Shinsuke Ando, Shiro Shiba, Shuichi Aita, Soji Iwasaki, Tadahiro Ikegami, Tadao Kubouchi, Takashi Suzuki, Tomomi Kato, Toshiyuki Takamiya, Yuji Nakao, Yuzuru Okumura