Lyrics of the Middle Ages: An Anthology (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, 1268)

Wilhelm, James J.

ISBN 10: 0824070496 / ISBN 13: 9780824070496

Edité par Routledge (edition 1), 1990

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Synopsis :

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

À propos de l'auteur: James J. Wilhelm

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Lyrics of the Middle Ages: An Anthology (...
Éditeur : Routledge (edition 1)
Date d'édition : 1990
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair
Edition : 1.