Synopses & Reviews
This volume brings together 144 examples of lyric poetry, notable in quality and representative of their times. Besides an introduction to the nature of the lyric, there are commentaries at the head of each poem, textual and explanatory footnotes, a general bibliography, and a comprehensive glossary keyed to the text.
About the Author
Theodore Silverstein is Professor of English at the University of Chicago.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Books for Consultation and Further Reading
Religious and Moral Poems of the Thirteenth Century
Secular Poems of the Thirteenth Century
Religious and Moral Poems of the Fourteenth Century
Secular Poems of the Fourteenth Century
Religious and Moral Poems of the Fifteenth Century
Secular Poems of the Fifteenth Century
Glossary
Index of First Lines