Life:

 

c1330

born at Hipswell near Wycliffe

1354

student at Oxford

1360-61

Master of Balliol College, Oxford

1361

living at Fillingham, Lincolnshire

1362

prebend of Aust, Bristol

1365

Warden of Canterbury Hall

1368

curat of Ludgershall

1371

canon in Lincoln

1374

rector of Lutterworth

1377/78

beginning attacks as a heretic

1380/82

final condemnation retirement to Lutterworth

1384

31 Dec. died at Lutterworth

Work:
Texts related or attributed to John Wyclif are generally classified under five headings:

  1. Latin writings
  2. Sermons
  3. Didactic Works
  4. Statements of Belief
  5. Controversial Works

(A discussion of the individual items can be found in: Jonathan B. Severs (Ed.). A Manual of the Writings in Middle English, 1050-1500: Vol. 2. New Haven 1970.)

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