Lyrics of the Middle Ages
Subtitle: An Anthology (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1268)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 1, 1990
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780824070496
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; Poetry anthologies: classical, early & medieval; Poetry, Medieval; Middle Ages; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Music; Reference; Medieval; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; History & Criticism - General; Poetry
First sentence: Although the main purpose of this anthology is to present the vernacular secular lyric, one cannot ignore Latin literature in the Middle Ages and the influence of the hymn.