'The quality and variety of the contributors' scholarship make it an important resource for instructors and students (preferably graduate), both as a critical source and as an incitement to further study.' Thomas H. Crofts, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching
'… significantly contributes to scholarship on crusading literature and its intersections with medieval studies. … I will … be ordering it for the library and recommending it to my students.' Hülya Taflı Düzgün, Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean
'The quality of Bale's Companion is assured by the credentials of the book's authors; the superlative scholarship of the contributors; extensive footnotes; a list of further readings; a timeline; and an index. … a sweeping guide to scholars, students, and even general readers interested in the crusades and the vast and varied literary outputs they inspired.' Alaaeldin Mahmoud, Modern Language Review