1st Edition

Themes and Images in the Medieval English Religious Lyric

324 Pages

by Routledge

324 Pages

by Routledge

324 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

Originally published in 1972, Themes and Images in the Medieval English Religious Lyric discusses themes and images in religious lyric poetry in Medieval English poetry. The book looks at the affect that tradition and convention had on the religious poetry of the medieval period. It examines the background of the lyrics, including the Latin tradition which was inherited by medieval vernacular... Read more

Preface

Part I: The Background

1. The Inherited Tradition

2. Medieval Devotion

3. The English Lyrics, I

4. The English Lyrics II

Part II: The Scheme of Redemption

5. Christ and the Virgin Mary

6. Annunciation and Nativity

7. The Passion

8. Resurrection and Assumption

Part III: The Life of this World