Stephen H. A. Shepherd

Stephen H. A. Shepherd is a professor of English at Loyola Marymount University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Queen’s University at Kingston and his doctorate from the University of Oxford. His honors include fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Bibliographical Society of America, and the Huntington Library. He is the editor of the Early English Text Society edition of Turpines Story and of the Norton Critical Edition of Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, and he is a coeditor of the Norton Critical Edition of William Langland’s Piers Plowman. The primary focus of his research and publication is the critical, codicological, and historical contexts of medieval English literature.

Stephen H. A. Shepherd

Stephen H. A. Shepherd is a professor of English at Loyola Marymount University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Queen’s University at Kingston and his doctorate from the University of Oxford. His honors include fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Bibliographical Society of America, and the Huntington Library. He is the editor of the Early English Text Society edition of Turpines Story and of the Norton Critical Edition of Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, and he is a coeditor of the Norton Critical Edition of William Langland’s Piers Plowman. The primary focus of his research and publication is the critical, codicological, and historical contexts of medieval English literature.

Books by Stephen H. A. Shepherd

  • Middle English Romances

    Stephen H. A. Shepherd

    First Edition, Paperback, 1995

    This Norton Critical Edition presents significant examples of one of the most important bodies of English poetry written before the Renaissance.
  • Middle English Romances: A Norton Critical Edition

    Stephen H. A. Shepherd

    Second Edition, Paperback, 2023

    "Thank heavens for Stephen Shepherd: his wit, expert editorial finesse and, not least, his critical judgment clear a path for us not only to fascinating texts, but also to an evergreen genre. The...
  • Piers Plowman: A Norton Critical Edition

    William Langland, Elizabeth Robertson, Stephen H. A. Shepherd

    First Edition, Paperback, 2006

    Piers Plowman is one of the most significant works of medieval literature.
  • Le Morte Darthur: A Norton Critical Edition

    Thomas Malory, Stephen H. A. Shepherd

    First Edition, Paperback, 2003

    The text is unabridged, with original spelling and extensive, easy-to-use marginal glosses and footnotes.