This volume explores a range of English verse from 1400 to 1500. It studies specific genres and modes of fifteenth-century verse, the contexts for its creation, the material forms of its transmission, and some of its individual practitioners. Intro...
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This volume explores a range of English verse from 1400 to 1500. It studies specific genres and modes of fifteenth-century verse, the contexts for its creation, the material forms of its transmission, and some of its individual practitioners. Intro -- cover -- dedication -- seriespage -- titlepage -- copyright -- General Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Editorial Note -- 1 Introduction -- PART I CONTEXTS -- 2 Contexts of English Poetry 1400-1500 -- 3 Literary Traditions -- 4 Translation into English -- 5 Literary Language -- 6 Verse Forms and Prosody -- 7 Authorship -- PART II TRANSMISSION -- 8 Poetic Manuscripts -- 9 Poetry in Print -- 10 Verse Outside Books -- PART III TOPICS AND GENRES -- 11 Biblical Paraphrase and Poems of Religious Instruction -- 12 Saints' Lives and Miracles of The Virgin -- 13 Religious Lyrics and Carols -- 14 The Poetry of Religious and Moral Drama -- 15 Science and Information -- 16 Conduct Poetry -- 17 Love Visions and Love Poetry -- 18 Chronicle and History -- 19 Fictions of Antiquity -- 20 Fictions of Britain -- 21 Fictions of Christendom and Other Late Romances -- 22 Popular Tales -- 23 Occasional Poetry, Popular Poetry, and the Robin Hood Tradition -- PART IV POETS -- 24 John Lydgate -- 25 Thomas Hoccleve -- 26 Robert Henryson -- 27 William Dunbar -- PART V CONTINUITY AND CHANGE -- 28 Transitions: After the Fifteenth Century -- Bibliography -- Manuscript Index -- Index.
