Lyrics of the Middle Ages: An Anthology (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) [Paperback]

James J. Wilhelm (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0824070496 | ISBN-13: 978-0824070496 | Publication Date: May 1, 1990 | Edition: 1

This anthology features nearly 300 works in 14 linguistic areas: Latin hymns and lyrics from 800 to 1300..."Carmina Burana..".Proven al lyrics...Italian lyrics...North French lyrics...German lyrics...lyrics of Iberia, including Arabic, Hebrew, Mozarabic, Galician-Portuguese, Castilian, and Catalan...lyrics of Great Britain, including Irish, Welsh, Old English, Middle English, and Scottish-English ballads.
More than 100 authors are represented, including Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch, the major troubadours and trouv res, Walther von der Vogelweide, St. Thomas Aquinas, Peter Abelard, The Countess of Dia, The Queen of Mallorca, Hildegard of Bingen, Ibn Hazm, Mozarabic "kharja "writers, Denis I of Portugal, Alfonso X of Castile, Sordello, Fran ois Villon, Charles d'Orl ans, and many who are anonymous. There are indexes of authors, opening lines, and genres, and 12 photographs represent scenes that are related to the poems.
SPECIAL FEATURESinclusion of the widest possible range of texts from the western Middle Ages allows comparative, cross-cultural approaches; fresh translations by an authoritative team of scholars were prepared especially for this volume; tape or CD information is provided for medieval lyrics that have been given modern recordings; apparatus includes a selection of texts in their original languages and indices of authors, titles/first lines, and genres
Suitable for Courses inMedieval Literature in Translation; Comparative Literature; The Lyric

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A significant contribution, a book useful for teaching and worth consulting.
–Comparative Literature Studies

No body of lyric poems ever explored faithlessness more deeply, or with more acid wit.
–Paideuma

Product Details

• Paperback: 362 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824070496
• ISBN-13: 978-0824070496
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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4.0 out of 5 stars As good as the price gets, October 24, 2009

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This review is from: Lyrics of the Middle Ages: An Anthology (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) (Paperback)

This is a great anthology for those who want a broad overview of European medieval lyric. It is unfortunate that the text isn't one of facing-page translation with only a few of the songs having their originals in the back of the book. At least some of the songs do have originals so those interested in trying to work out the flavor or sound of what was actually composed can try to do so. I recommend that even for those who think they cannot read in Spanish or German or what have you. It is possible to look at endings of lines to see if there is rhyme and try to guess at sounds. It is lyric or song after all.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great compendium, great service, October 20, 2010

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