An introduction to Middle English lyrics /

This book provides an overview of the literary genre of Middle English lyrics, anonymous short poems that were composed between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, identifying common features and trends over time and including modern translations of select examples.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Quinn, William A. (Author)
Other Authors:	Palmer, R. Barton, 1946, Pugh, Tison (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2025].
Series:	New perspectives on medieval literature.
Subjects:	English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism. Lyric poetry > History and criticism. English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500. LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry

Table of Contents:

Bringing the Middle English Lyric into Modern Play
Playing Glad
Playing Sad or Mad
Compassioun for the Passion (and Its Perversion)
Contek I: Love and Longing
Contek II: Love and Loathing
The Early Modern Machining of Verse