Theology and Poetry in the Middle English Lyric
Author : Sarah Appleton Weber
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
The Middle English Lyric and Short Poem
Author : Rosemary Greentree
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780859916219
Book Description
This Bibliography assembles annotation of collections and criticism of lyrics of religious and secular love, carols and songs, and rhymes of everyday life. The Middle English lyrics and short poems form a varied group that ranges over most aspects of life to include lyrics of religious and secular love, carols and songs, and mundane rhymes of everyday life. Thus there are expressionsof devotion, ethereal or earthly, theological expositions, and knowledge needed for life. The poems are disparate and generally anonymous, and their survival owes much to chance. The bibliography assembles neutral annotation of collections and criticism of the works, arranged chronologically to show the course of criticism and the growing appreciation of these poems and all they can tell us. The introduction considers these matters, problems of definitionof the genre, and the isolable lyrics, and seeks to reconcile some first impressions of the poems, as disparate and slight, with the rewards of close study. ROSEMARY GREENTREE is currently Visiting Research Fellow, Dept of English, University of Adelaide.
Medieval Lyric
Author : John C. Hirsh
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 35,30 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0470755512
Book Description
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.
One Hundred Middle English Lyrics
Author : Robert David Stevick
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,29 MB
Release : 1994
Category : English poetry
ISBN : 9780252063794
Book Description
Stevick's classic work remains the only text of its kind aimed at fostering the linguistic competence necessary to understand its poems in Middle English. The wide range of lyric poems in the book are normalized to a Chaucerian dialect. The introduction has been revised to take into account the scholarship and criticism published since the first edition appeared in 1964. It gives the background for the poetry, explains how and why the texts are normalized, and reviews significant critical scholarly studies of the works. Included is a section on morphology and grammar that introduces students to the language of the lyrics, and a section on the evolving meter of Middle English. "A fine piece of work. . . . Learned, wide-ranging, and judicious." -- John B. Friedman, author of The Monstrous Races in Medieval Art and Thought "An impressive collection. Stevick's decision to normalize the texts makes it highly accessible." -- Ralph Hanna III, University of California, Riverside
The Medieval Lyric
Author : Peter Dronke
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 25,85 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780859914840
Book Description
He shows the men and women who sang and played in medieval Europe as the heirs of both a Roman and a Germanic lyric tradition, united but differentiated from country to country; he introduces the scholars and musicians from the Byzantine world and the Paris schools, the German courts and Italian city-states, and he brilliantly presents their work, both sacred and profane.
Old English and Middle English Poetry
Author : Derek Pearsall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0429578148
Book Description
Originally published in 1977, Old English and Middle English Poetry provides a historical approach to English poetry. The book examines the conditions out of which poetry grew and argues that the functions that it was assigned are historically integral to an informed understanding of the nature of poetry. The book aims to relate poems to the intellectual and formal traditions by which they are shaped and given their being. This book will be of interest to students and academics studying or working in the fields of literature and history alike.
Middle English Marian Lyrics
Author : Karen Saupe
Publisher : Medieval Institute Publications
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1580444156
Book Description
Through its contextualizing introduction, notes, and gloss, this classroom-friendly edition of Middle English lyric poetry makes the wide variety of Marian poems available to students of all levels. The poems selected for this volume provide a sampling of the rich tradition of Marian devotion as expressed in Middle English. They range widely in form, tone, and aesthetic quality in how they relate the iconic moments from Mary's life-the Annunciation, Nativity, and her experience of Christ's passion, for instance-as well as in their variety of praises for the Queen of Heaven. 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.
Theology and Poetry in the Middle English Lyric
Author : Sarah Appleton Weber
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Book Description
Middle English Lyrics
Author : Julia Boffey
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 37,76 MB
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843844976
Book Description
A collection attesting to the richness and lasting appeal of these short forms of Middle English verse.
A Companion to Old and Middle English Literature
Author : Laura Lambdin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2002-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313011117
Book Description
Old and Middle English literature can be obscure and challenging. So, too, can the vast body of criticism it has elicited. Yet the masters of medieval literature often drew on similar texts, since imitation was admired. For this reason, recent scholarship has often focused on the importance of genre. The genre in which a work was written can illuminate the author's intentions and the text's meaning. Read in light of a genre's parameters, a given work can be considered in relation to other works within the same category. This reference is a comprehensive overview of Old and Middle English literature. Chapters focus on particular genres, such as Allegorical Verse, Balladry, Beast Fable, Chronicle, Debate Poetry, Epic and Heroic, Lyric, Middle English Parody/Burlesque, Religious and Allegorical Verse, and Romance. Expert contributors define the primary characteristics of each genre and discuss relevant literary works. Chapters provide extensive reviews of scholarship and close with detailed bibliographies. A more thorough bibliography of major scholarly studies closes the book.
