The Oxford Book of Late Medieval Verse and Prose - Softcover

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9780192822451: The Oxford Book of Late Medieval Verse and Prose

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ISBN 10: 0192822454 ISBN 13: 9780192822451

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1989

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This anthology covers a period in English literature--from the death of Chaucer to the early years of Henry VIII's reign--which produced a variety of rich and fascinating writings. Chosen by Douglas Gray, the representative works in this collection include songs, ballads, and romances by familiar authors such as Malory, Henryson, Skelton, and More, as well as never-before published texts and some works previously available only in obscure editions. Gray provides the full text, along with a commentary and detailed glossary, for a number of works, including The Testament of Cresseid, Mankind, and Everyman.
The book not only focuses not literary representations, but also offers a colorful picture of the time by setting private letters, scenes from chronicles, and extracts from books on alchemy, medicine, hunting, and fishing alongside Malory's moving account of the death of Arthur or charming stories from the Golden Legend. It also includes recipes for salmon, stewed partridge, and ones that promise to make hair grow, and tips for pilgrims going to the Holy Land. As a whole, The Oxford Book of Late Medieval Verse and Prose forms an impressive, entertaining affirmation of the period as one of ferment and achievement.

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Douglas Gray is J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford and is author of several books, including The Faerie Queene, Themes and Images in the Medieval English Religious Lyric, A Chaucer Glossary, and A Selection of Religious Lyrics.

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The Moral Fables: The Wolf And The Wether by Aesop
Eclogues: Winter by Alexander Barclay
The Ship Of Fools Of The Worlde, Sels. by Alexander Barclay
'allas!' Sche Seide, 'how That This Manis Mynde' by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Now Cometh Alle Ye That Ben Ibroght by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
De Consulatu Stilichonis, Sels. by Claudian
Calliope's Nymph Brings The Poet To The Palace Of Honour by Gavin Douglas
The Golden Targe by William Dunbar
Lament For The Makaris [when He Was Seik] by William Dunbar
Meditation In Winter by William Dunbar
On The Resurrection Of Christ by William Dunbar
The Widow Has Buried Her Second Husband by William Dunbar
The Epitaph Of Graunde Amoure by Stephen Hawes
Fame Tells Of La Bell Pucell by Stephen Hawes
Graunde Amoure Comes To Tower by Stephen Hawes
Graunde Armoure Meets Fame by Stephen Hawes
Robin [robene Or Robyn] And Makyne [makin] by Robert Henryson
The Testament Of Cresseid by Robert Henryson
Balade And Roundel To Master Somer by Thomas Hoccleve
The Complaint; Hoccleve Remembers His Madness by Thomas Hoccleve
The Letter Of Cupid; Cupid Defends Women by Thomas Hoccleve
The Regement Of Princes: Hoccleve Meets An Old Beggar by Thomas Hoccleve
The Regement Of Princes: Lament For Chaucer by Thomas Hoccleve
Bewailing In My Chamber Thus Allone by James I
The Fall Of Princes; The Letter Of Compleynt Of Canace by John Lydgate
On The Departing Of Thomas Chaucer by John Lydgate
Alas, Death by Charles D' Orleans
In The Forest Of Noyous Heaviness by Charles D' Orleans
The Lover's Confession by Charles D' Orleans
Wanton Eye by Charles D' Orleans
The Whole Treasure Of All Worldly Bliss by Charles D' Orleans
Your Mouth Says, Kiss Me by Charles D' Orleans
Exchange Between The Poet And St. Augustine by Petrarch
The Aeneid: Book 7. Prologue by Publius Vergilius Maro
Dido's Hunting by Publius Vergilius Maro
Furth On, With This, Throuowt The Sey We Slyde by Publius Vergilius Maro
Picture Of Riot by John Skelton
Pla Ce Bo, %who Is There, Who? by John Skelton
Adam Lay I-bowndyn [or, I-bounden, Or, Y-bounden] by Anonymous
The Arrest Of The Duke Of Suffolk by Anonymous
The Battle Of Agincourt by Anonymous
The Battle Of Flodden (1513) by Anonymous
By Sea To Santiago by Anonymous
The Corpus Christi Carol by Anonymous
The Dance Of Death, Sels. by Anonymous
Disposing Of Pregant Daughter by Anonymous
Edward by Anonymous
Everyman (morality Play) by Anonymous
Farewell This World by Anonymous
The Floure And The Leafe; A Courtly Scene And A Sudden Storm by Anonymous
The Fox And The Goose (2) by Anonymous
The Friar And The Nun by Anonymous
A Gest Of Robyn Hode: Little John Tricks Sheriff Nothingham by Anonymous
Go, Heart, Hurt With Adversity by Anonymous
Green Groweth The Holly by Anonymous
Hary, The Wallace; The Burning Of The Barns Of Ayr by Anonymous
Holland, Buke Of The Howlat; Douglas And The Bruce's Heart by Anonymous
I Sing Of A Maiden [or, Syge Of A Mayden] by Anonymous
Jolly Jankyn by Anonymous
The Knight Knocked At The Castle Gate by Anonymous
The Knight Of Curtesy by Anonymous
La Belle Dame Sans Mercy; The Lady Resists The Lover's Pleas by Anonymous
Labours Of The Months by Anonymous
The Letter Of Dydo To Eneas by Anonymous
London Lickpenny [or, Lyckpenny] by Anonymous
The Lovers' Mass by Anonymous
The Months by Anonymous
A Nonsense Song by Anonymous
Out Of Your Sleep Arise And Wake by Anonymous
The Philosopher's Stone by Anonymous
Prophecia Merlini Doctoris Perfecti by Anonymous
The Rose That Bore Jesu by Anonymous
The Schoolboy's Lament by Anonymous
Table Manners by Anonymous
The Talis Of The Fyve Beasts: The Unicornis Tale by Anonymous
The Virgin's Lullaby by Anonymous
Western Wind (2) by Anonymous
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder�

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