Bevis of Hampton

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Bevis of Hampton (bē`vĭs), English metrical romance of the early 14th cent. that also appears in Anglo-Norman, French, Italian, Scandinavian, Celtic, and Slavonic versions. Although its adventures are made up of such stock motifs as murder, mistaken identity, and revenge, the tale is nevertheless notable for its broad humor.

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No references found			Bevis of Hampton is from the second quarter of the 14th century, and the last of the three belongs to the start of the 15th century. On derivational suffixes in three Late Middle English romances: Guy ... by Jakubowski, Piotr / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies As Jennifer Fellows shows in tracing the early printed editions of Sir Bevis of Hampton, there is a long history of mocking the romances as frivolous or artistically inept. Romance Reading on the Book: Essays on Medieval Narrative presented ... by TAYLOR, ANDREW / Yearbook of English Studies Many more examples appear later in Bevis of Hampton, Arthur and Merlin, Guy of Warwick (1), The Seven Sages (1), all from 1330, in Ayenbit of Inwit (1340) and the Midland Prose Psalter (1350). On some French elements in early middle English word derivation by Ciszek, Ewa / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies			beveled joist beveled pipe beveled siding beveled washer beveled-rabbeted window stool beveling Beverage antenna Beveridge Beveridge, Albert J Beveridge, Albert J. Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, William Henry, 1st Baron Beverley Beverley, Robert Beverloo, Cornelis van Beverly Beverly Beach State Park Beverly Hillbillies Beverly Hillbillies, The Beverly Hills Bevier, Isabel Bevin Bevin, Ernest Bevis Bevis of Hampton Bevk, France bevy Bewabic State Park Bewick Bewick, Thomas Bexar County Bexhill Bexley Bey Beyatli, Yahya Kemal Beyazid Beyazid I Beyazid II Beyer, Frank Beyeren, Abraham Van beyerite Beyle, Marie Henri Beyoglu Beyond Pesticides beyond-the-horizon communication BeyondMail Beyrichacea Beyrichicopina Beyrichiidae Beyrouth			Beverly Hills, California Beverly Hills, California Beverly Jean Beverly Manor Middle School Beverly Ridge Homeowners Association Beverly Sills Beverly, Massachusetts BEVI BEVI Bevier, Isabel Bevier, Isabel bevies bevies bevies Bevilacqua Research Corporation Bevile Beviled Bevill Biomedical Research Building Bevin Bevin Bevin Bevin Boy Bevin Boys Bevin, Elway Bevin, Ernest Bevin, Ernest Bevin, Ernest Bevins Bevins Bevis Bevis of Hampton Bevis of Southampton Bevis of Southampton Bevk, France BEVN Bevo Bevölkerungs-Informations-System Bevolkingsonderzoek Borstkanker Noord Nederland Bevor Bevordering Kwaliteit Paramedische Zorg BEVP BEVR BEVRA BEVS BEVV bevvies bevvy bevy bevy bevy bevy bevy of beauties BEW BEW BEWA Bewaarnemer Bewabic State Park BEWAC BEWAG Bewahrer Des Alten Kodex

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