CRITICISM

Edgerton, William L. “Nicholas Udall in the Indexes of Prohibited Books.” Journal of English and Germanic Philology 55 (1956): 247-52.

Discusses the condemnation of Udall's works by the Catholic Church through the years.

Maulsby, D. L. “The Relation Between Udall's Roister Doister and the Comedies of Plautus and Terence.” Englische Studien 38 (1907): 251-77.

Demonstrates the influence of Plautus and Terrence on the writing of Ralph Roister Doister.

Miller, Edwin Shepard. “Roister Doister ‘Funeralls’.” Studies in Philology 43 (1946): 42-58.

Considers the significance of the funerals in Ralph Roister Doister and the rituals that surround them.

Additional coverage of Udall's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 62; Literature Resource Center; and Reference Guide to English Literature.