1st Edition
Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle Ages An Anthology
By Thorlac Turville-Petre
Copyright 1989
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1989, Alliterative Poetry of the Later Middle Ages is an anthology of texts looking at the tradition of alliterative poetry in medieval English literature. The book presents lesser known alliterative Middle English poems, which are unmodernised and include explanatory footnotes designed to give clarity to the text and enable critical response to the texts. The book... Read more
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Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Texts Cited with their Abbreviations
Introductions
1. The Harley Lyrics
2. Wynnere and Wastoure
3. The Parlement of the Thre Ages
4. St Erkenwald
5. A Pistel of Susan
6. Somer Soneday
7. The Three Dead Kings
8. The Siege of Jerusalem (ll. 521-724)
9. John Clerk: The Destruction of Troy (ll. 1509-628, 2340-448, 12465-547)
10. The Wars of Alexander (ll. 597-736, 159-735, 4842-5200)
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Thorlac Turville-Petre
