{"product_id":"9781405114820","title":"Medieval Lyric Middle English Lyrics, Ballads, and Carols","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMedieval Lyric\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMiddle English Lyrics, Ballads, and Carols\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn C. Hirsh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Lyric\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to the rich variety of Middle English poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReader-friendly - uses modernized letter forms, punctuation and capitalization, and side glosses explaining difficult words.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpens with a substantial introduction by the editor to the medieval lyric as a genre, and features short introductions to each section and poem.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso includes an annotated bibliography, glossary, index of first lines, and list of manuscripts cited.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Hirsh\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eChaucer and the Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Boundaries of Faith: The Development and Transmission of Medieval Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eThe Revelations of Margery Kempe: Paramystical Practices in Late Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), and \u003ci\u003eHope Emily Allen: Medieval Scholarship and Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e (1988). He has also edited \u003ci\u003eBarlam and Iosaphat\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) for the Early English Text Society.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 September 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405114820\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312998707340,"sku":"9781405114820","price":56.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405114820.jpg?v=1780165419","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405114820","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}