Legends and satires from medieval literature
By: ed. by Martha Hale Shackford ...
Publisher: Ginn and company
Published: 1913
Place of publication: Boston; New York [etc.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Literature, Medieval; English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Modernized versions; Legends
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Proem: Of man's body, Of Man's soul.; title: Debate: The amorous contention of Phillis and Flora. The pleading of the Rose and of the Violet.; title: Vision: The purgatory of Saint Patrick.; title: Saints' lives: The life of Saint Brandon, The life of Saint Margaret.; title: Pious tales: A miracle of God's body, A miracle of the Virgin, The translation of Saint Thomas of Canterbury.; title: Allegory: An extract from "The castle of love".; title: Bestiary: Lion, Eagle, Whale, Siren.; title: Lapidary: Diamond, Sapphire, Amethyst. Geratite, Chelidonius, Coral, Heliotrope, Pearl, Pantheros; Symbolism of the carbuncle; Symbolism of the twelve stones.; title: Homily: Concerning miracle plays, games, and minstrelsy. Satire: The song of the University of Paris, The land of Cockaygne. The complaint of the husbandman, Sir Penny.; title: Lay: Sir Orfeo.; title: Notes.