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Medieval English Lyrics and Carols
Thomas G. Duncan
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Description for Medieval English Lyrics and Carols
Paperback. A new and comprehensive anthology of medieval lyrics and carols, in new editions, with introduction and commentary. Editor(s): Duncan, Thomas G. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC2; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832. 480 pages. Editor(s): Duncan, Thomas G. A new and comprehensive anthology of medieval lyrics and carols, in new editions, with introduction and commentary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight: 814.
Lyrics and carols are two of the most important types of medieval literature. This anthology provides a generous and wide-ranging selection, beginning with the first lyrics in English to celebrate love as romantic devotion to a woman, and including all pre-Chaucerian love lyrics (other than a few brief snatches). Poems by Chaucer and his successors present the courtly game of love in its sophisticated later medieval form, while devotional lyrics portray the tenderness of the later medieval response to Christ as lover and beloved and to the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, Mary as sorrowing mother and as Queen ... Read more
Lyrics and carols are two of the most important types of medieval literature. This anthology provides a generous and wide-ranging selection, beginning with the first lyrics in English to celebrate love as romantic devotion to a woman, and including all pre-Chaucerian love lyrics (other than a few brief snatches). Poems by Chaucer and his successors present the courtly game of love in its sophisticated later medieval form, while devotional lyrics portray the tenderness of the later medieval response to Christ as lover and beloved and to the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, Mary as sorrowing mother and as Queen ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
836g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843412
SKU
V9781843843412
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About Thomas G. Duncan
Professor THOMAS G. DUNCAN is Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of English, St Andrews
Reviews for Medieval English Lyrics and Carols
The anthology's greatest strength is its accessibility.... The abundant modern English glossing makes it well suited to the student or non-specialist. FOLKLORE A most welcome addition to the study of medieval English literature. MEDIAEVISTIK A welcome addition to the literature of the genre. PARERGON A welcome addition to ... Read more