This seminal work of literary criticism examines one of the greatest works of Scottish medieval poetry, The Kingis Quair. Brown and Rait use new historicist and formalist techniques to analyze the poem's themes, structure, language, and cultural context. Their insights shed new light on this complex and beautiful work, and earned The Kingis Quair a place among the most important works of literary criticism of the modern era.

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