Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce that Prof. Francis Leneghan was appointed as Series Editor of the renowned series Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies (EMTS) earlier in 2025. This announcement was delayed as a mark of respect for Professor Vincent Gillespie, who is greatly missed by all at LUP and the EMTS editorial team. Prof. Leneghan joins co-editor Prof. Eddie Jones, following the retirement of Prof. Richard Dance.
LUP is extremely grateful to Richard Dance; his meticulous work, especially on Old English texts, as well as his encouragement and support of authors, were instrumental in achieving the high standards for which the series is known.
Eddie Jones said ‘I’m delighted that Francis Leneghan has joined me as joint series editor of Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Francis is widely recognised as one of the leading Anglo-Saxonists of his generation. He comes with a keen sense of EMTS’s history, and lots of ideas for its future, and I am really looking forward to working with him.’
Francis Leneghan said ‘I am honoured and thrilled to be taking over as series editor from Richard Dance. EMTS is regarded as the gold standard for authoritative and accessible editions of medieval English texts and I’m excited to develop the list, especially in my area of Old English. I’m particularly pleased to be joining the series in its fiftieth anniversary of its foundation by Michael Swanton, whose translation of Beowulf was the first one I read as a student.’
The series now numbers 94 volumes, ranging from Old English through to early Tudor texts, as well as a number of critical studies and guides for studying medieval texts. It publishes several volumes each year. In 2020 LUP launched Exeter Medieval Online, a digital collection of the complete series for libraries.
Clare Litt, commissioning editor for Medieval Studies, said ‘EMTS has been serving the medieval community for five decades now; as we celebrate and recognise its achievements, we are also looking ahead and seeking to commission volumes to meet the needs of future students and scholars. The series has a predominantly British focus and commissions critical editions (which can include translations), monographs and edited volumes dealing with texts from across the medieval period. If you are interested in doing a volume for the series, please do get in touch.’
Browse the latest volumes from Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies here. You can reach Senior Commissioning Editor Clare Litt via email here.
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