Lydgate's Minor Poems (Classic Reprint): The Two Nightingale Poems, (A. D. 1446) - Couverture souple

Lydgate, John

 
9781333906740: Lydgate's Minor Poems (Classic Reprint): The Two Nightingale Poems, (A. D. 1446)

Synopsis

A scholarly edition of John Lydgate’s Minor Poems, with fresh critical text and extensive notes. This edition presents The Nightingale and its companion piece in a carefully edited form, backed by modern research and manuscript analysis to guide both students and general readers.

This volume frames the poems within their fifteenth‑century context and explains how the text was prepared from multiple manuscripts. It offers an introduction to the poems’ themes, a guide to the manuscript sources, and notes that illuminate language, spelling, and historical references. The result is a reliable access point to Lydgate’s work for both classroom study and personal reading.


  • Clear introduction outlining the poems’ title history, manuscript evidence, and date.

  • Editorial notes on spelling, grammar, and poetic form to aid understanding of Middle English.

  • Descriptive commentary that helps readers grasp the moral and spiritual aims behind the verse.

  • Indexing and apparatus typical of an Early English Text Society edition for scholarly use.



Ideal for readers of medieval poetry, students of Middle English, and anyone curious about how modern editors reconstruct historical texts.

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