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Item Details
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MEDIEVAL LYRIC
MIDDLE ENGLISH LYRICS, BALLADS AND CAROLS |
| By: |
John C. Hirsh (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£108.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405114819 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405114813 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
11 August, 2004 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
* A lively and engaging collection of lyrical poems, carols, and traditional British ballads written in between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, together with some twentieth--century American versions of them. * Introduces readers to the rich variety of Middle English poetry. |
| Synopsis: |
Medieval Lyric is a colourful collection of lyrical poems, carols, and traditional British ballads written between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, together with some twentieth--century American versions of them. * A lively and engaging collection of lyrical poems, carols, and traditional British ballads written in between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, together with some twentieth--century American versions of them. * Introduces readers to the rich variety of Middle English poetry. * Presents poems of mourning and of celebration, poems dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and to Christ, poems inviting or disparaging love, poems about sex, and more. * Reader--friendly -- uses modernized letter forms, punctuation and capitalization, and side glosses explaining difficult words. * Opens with a substantial introduction by the editor to the medieval lyric as a genre, and features short introductions to each section and poem. * Also includes an annotated bibliography, glossary, index of first lines, and list of manuscripts cited. |
| Illustrations: |
0 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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