38 Ed . Sir Egerton Brydges ( 1810 ) . 39 Cf. Sparrow , Visible Words , p . 112 , on the inscription said to be on the tomb of Alexander : brevi hac in urna conduntur cineres magni Alexandri . 40 Cf. the ' shroud ' brasses , e.g. at ...
The volume introduces readers to the rich variety of Middle English poetry and includes 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 ...
This volume provides a representative sample of the major genres of English medieval religious lyric. The arrangement of the texts are an important part of its value as an instrument...
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Taken together, the poems express the full range of a people's effort to voice anxieties and joys through Mary. This collection will spark an excellent discussion on English spirituality, Marian devotion, and Middle English lyrical poetry.
The scholar of this work has attempted to frame a comprehensive view of medieval secular lyrics, an attempt which includes discussion of songs of satire and protest and the art...
Comprehensive survey of the Middle English lyric, one of the most important forms of medieval literature.
This book offers an extensive and vibrant account of the medieval literatures so drastically reconfigured in Tudor England.