Constance B. Hieatt

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Constance B. Hieatt


Born
in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
February 11, 1928

Died
December 29, 2011

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Constance Bartlett Hieatt was an American/Canadian scholar with a broad interest in medieval languages and literatures, including Old Norse literature, Anglo-Saxon prosody and literature, and Middle English language, literature, and culture. She was an editor and translator of Karlamagnús saga, of Beowulf, and a scholar of Geoffrey Chaucer. She was particularly known as one of the world's foremost experts in English medieval cooking and cookbooks, and authored and co-authored a number of important books considered essential publications in the field. She died on December 29, 2011 in Essex, CT at the age of 83 years. ...more

Average rating: 3.95 · 480 ratings · 56 reviews · 31 distinct works
Sir Gawain and the Green Kn...

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The Knight of the Cart

3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions
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The Joy of the Court

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The Castle of Ladies

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Curye on Inglysch (Early En...

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Karlamagnús Saga: The Saga ...

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The Sword and the Grail

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Culinary Recipes of Medieva...

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The Knight of the Lion

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Beowulf and Other Old Engli...

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