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Middle English Poetry in Modern Verse

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Description for Middle English Poetry in Modern Verse Paperback. Offers a broad selection of Middle English poetry from about 1200 to 1500 CE, including more than 150 secular and religious lyrics and nine complete or extracted longer works, all translated into Modern English verse. Editor(s): Glaser, Joseph. Translator(s): Glaser, Joseph. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.

This rich and lively anthology offers a broad selection of Middle English poetry from about 1200 to 1500 C.E., including more than 150 secular and religious lyrics and nine complete or extracted longer works, all translated into Modern English verse that closely resembles the original forms. Five complete satires and narratives illustrate important conventions of the period: Athelston, a historical romance; The Cock and the Fox, a beast fable by Robert Henryson; Sir Orfeo, a Breton lai; Saint Erkenwald, an alliterative saint's life; and The Land of Cockayne, a fantasy. The book concludes with substantial excerpts from longer narratives ... Read more

The poems are accompanied by introductions, notes, marginal glosses, source notes, and appendixes, including a bibliography and a list to help readers locate the lyrics in current original-language editions.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872208797
SKU
V9780872208797
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About Joseph Glaser
Joseph Glaser is Professor of English at Western Kentucky University. His The Canterbury Tales in Modern Verse was published by Hackett in 2005.

Reviews for Middle English Poetry in Modern Verse
[An] excellent edition. Beautiful layout, attractive format. A good balance of Worldly and Religious texts.
Maryellen Keefe, Department of Humanities, SUNY Maritime College

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