The Middle English Religious Lyric: Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts...
- ISBN-10
- 0266553443
- ISBN-13
- 9780266553441
- Pages
- 124
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-21
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Author
- Hazel Katherine Houck
Description
Excerpt from The Middle English Religious Lyric: Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English in the Graduate School of the University of Illinois, 1918 The lyrics written in England during the Middle Ages (1100-1500) are nmmerous and varied.as to both.subject matter and form. The term.lyric has had several meanings attached to it and a sharp line can scarcely be drawn between it and other poetical forms. For this paper the general meaning, of a short poem expressing subjective, Personal feelings either set to music or musical in form, will be sufficient. The songs of these centuries, as more of other'periods, reflect the thoughts, interests and occupations of the peo ple. The church, the state, chivalry, social life, are all to be seen mir rored in these collections of lyric poetry. The following short out na y serve as a framework upon which to base a general classification of these poems as to content. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
