(This) compelling volume will be of lasting value both to existing experts and to those newer to the medieval romance genre: it is a strong, well-balanced, well-edited, and fluently written selection, and should become a mainstay work of reference for future scholarship. ENGLISHThe contributions (...) represent solid and provocative readings of both frequently studied and much neglected romances. (...) This volume represents an important contribution to medieval romance studies. As a successful collection of essays should do, it presents a lively, exciting conversation among some of the foremost scholars in the discipline. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH & GERMANIC PHILOLOGY There is enough substantial work here, investigating a wide range of subtypes of romance, to make a significant contribution to the study of Insular, non-Arthurian romance. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW,