{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-middle-english-lyrics-9780813079431","title":"An Introduction to Middle English Lyrics","description":"\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding a medieval poetry genre through modern\u003cbr\u003etranslations, commentary, and the role of performance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiddle English\u003cbr\u003elyrics are anonymous short poems that were composed between the twelfth and\u003cbr\u003esixteenth centuries. They address a range of themes, both secular and\u003cbr\u003ereligious, and usually emphasize the author's personal relationship to the\u003cbr\u003esubject matter. In this introduction to the genre, William Quinn offers an\u003cbr\u003eoverview of the large body of work, identifying common features and trends over\u003cbr\u003etime and discussing select examples in detail.\u003cbr\u003eQuinn argues that\u003cbr\u003eMiddle English lyrics are best understood when read as emotional performances and\u003cbr\u003eguides readers through the poems' expressions of joy, sorrow, anger, fear, \u003cbr\u003ecompassion, spiritual devotion, romantic attraction, erotic frustration, and\u003cbr\u003egender-targeted contempt. For the poems he considers in detail, Quinn provides line-for-line\u003cbr\u003emodern renditions of the Middle English texts. The book also includes commentaries\u003cbr\u003ekeyed to the original texts, intended to prompt interpretations and enrich\u003cbr\u003eunderstandings of the lyrics. Quinn concludes by tracing the later development\u003cbr\u003eof versification from medieval to Renaissance lyrics, looking at work by Chaucer, \u003cbr\u003eHoccleve, Petrarch, Wyatt, Surrey, and Shakespeare.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to\u003cbr\u003eMiddle English Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eencourages readers to appreciate this literary genre on its own terms and to\u003cbr\u003ereconsider modern ideas of what makes a \"good\" poem. With a deeper knowledge of\u003cbr\u003ehow lyrics functioned in their historical settings, this book fosters a\u003cbr\u003ereassessment of their significance to the broader history of English poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the\u003cbr\u003eseries New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions, edited\u003cbr\u003eby R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuinn, William A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - William A. Quinn is distinguished professor of English at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOlde Clerkis Speche: Chaucer's \"Troilus and Criseyde\" and the Implications of Authorial Recital\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735062413586,"sku":"9780813079431","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be43f497-0073-486d-9057-5346bc3c04b8.jpg?v=1763493442","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-middle-english-lyrics-9780813079431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}