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"Many a Song and Many a Leccherous Lay" Tradition and Individuality in Chaucer's Lyric Poetry
By Jay Ruud
Copyright 1992
356 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1992. Although they were apparently much appreciated in his own time, Chaucer’s lyrics have for most of the modern era been the most neglected of his poetic productions. This work offers a comprehensive overview of Chaucer’s lyric corpus. The author extends his scope to include in-depth discussions of literary and cultural influences that have their impact on Chaucer’s... Read more
Preface 1. "This woful song and this compleynte I make": The Lyric Defined 2. "Flee fro the prees and dwelle with sothfastnesse": Universal Love 3. "‘No man is al trewe,’ I gesse": The Personal Voice 4. "So muche wo and eek so litel blis": Courtly Love 5. "Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat": The Individual Voice 6. "Ther mot be cause wherfore that men pleyne": The Lyric with Narrative 7. "Then ende I thus, sith I may do no more": The Place of Chaucer’s Lyrics
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Jay Ruud
