Sentence:  For the "Carmina Burana", see the introductory essay on <WSD>goliardic</WSD> poetry (i.e., the recreational poetry of medieval clerics) in Edward Blodgett and Arthur Swanson's translation, "The Love Songs of the Carmina Burana" (1987). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or pertaining to Goliards, wandering medieval students who earned money by singing and reciting poetry.