Contributions

  • Duncan, Thomas G. - Contributor

Publication

2005 - D.S. Brewer, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

75,500 words, Guess

Page Count

302 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006295904
  • LibraryThing8505580
  • Goodreads306051

Classifications

  • LCCPR313 .C66 2005

Alternate Titles

  • Middle English lyric

Description

"The Middle English lyric occupies a place of considerable importance in the history of English literature. Here, for the first time in English, are found many features of formal and thematic importance, including rhyme scheme, stanza form, the carol genre, love poetry in the manner of the troubadour poets, and devotional poems focusing on the love, suffering and compassion of Christ and the Virgin Mary." "Full account is taken of the scholarship upon which our knowledge of these lyrics rests, especially the outstanding contributions of the last few decades and such recent insights as those of gender criticism." "Also included are detailed discussions of the valuable information afforded by the widely varying manuscript contexts in which Middle English lyrics survive and of the diverse issues involved in editing these texts."--BOOK JACKET

Subjects

Other Editions

  • A companion to the Middle English lyricD.S. Brewer2005-01-01

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