{"product_id":"middle-english-lyrics-a-norton-critical-edition","title":"Middle English Lyrics: A Norton Critical Edition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMiddle English Lyrics: A Norton Critical Edition\u003c\/h1\u003ePublisher: W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 1 1974\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780393093384\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0393093387\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: It is the only anthology which includes all thirty-one English lyrics from \u003cem\u003eMS Harley 2253\u003c\/em\u003e, all the verses by Friar Herebert printed in \u003cem\u003eBrown XIV\u003c\/em\u003e, and all the important poems given in Robbins' \u003cem\u003eSecular Lyrics\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In all there are 245 lyrics, arranged thematically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To make these delightful poems accessible to the modern reader, the editors have removed many of the orthographic impediments inherent in Middle English verse and have modernized punctuation, capitalization, and obsolete letters while scrupulously seeking to retain the substantive integrity of the poems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Critical and Historical Backgrounds\" are provided in essays by Peter Dronke, Stephen Manning, Raymond Oliver, and Rosemary Woolf. In a special section, six poems are singled out for critical comment by A. K. Moore, Edmund Reiss, D. W. Robertson, Jr., E. T. Donaldson, John Speirs, Thomas Jemielity, D. G. Halliburton, Leo Spitzer, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Two of these lyrics, \"Maiden in the mor lay\" and \"I sing of a maiden,\" are discussed by four different scholars. In all, twenty-five poems are discussed in the essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The volume also includes a list of Abbreviations, a Table of Textual Sources and Dates, a Select Bibliography, and an Index of First Lines.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391007162413,"sku":"20213","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_e1c54a01-5b5b-4e33-8214-6bdba715d11f.jpg?v=1787350500","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/middle-english-lyrics-a-norton-critical-edition","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}